Paris (AFP) – Despite the withdrawal of Transavia Europe, the status quo persisted Thursday night after the suspension of negotiations between Air France and its drivers, on strike for eleven days to object to the development conditions of the subsidiary low cost.
“The situation is blocked at the moment” but negotiations can resume at any time by Friday 15:00 at the latest, told AFP Julien Duboz door Floor-of SPAF, a pilots’ union involved in the talks.
The dialogue was interrupted at the request of management, which was involved Thursday night in a board of directors of Air France-KLM group . Y will be discussed “the situation of persistent strike,” said a spokesman for the company.
In airports, aircraft two will get stuck on the tarmac Friday.
Before being suspended, the discussions focused on the main demand of the strikers to the contract Air France pilot standard in subsidiaries of the Company and, in particular, Transavia France, its low cost Hex
. Thursday at a central works council (CEC) of Air France – scheduled long – the management confirmed the unions ‘definitive’ abandonment of Transavia Europe project, as called for in advance by the striking unions .
to lift the strike notice “a necessary but not sufficient condition,” responded William Schmid, spokesman for the National Union of Airline Pilots (SNPL).
Wednesday night, the management said in a statement this abandonment, while engaging in negotiations with unions representing pilots (SNPL and SPAF). After a break in the night, discussions resumed Thursday afternoon.
The management had to meet an “against-proposal” of SNPL majority among Air France and megaphone drivers protest.
On the government side, calls to stop the strike continued. Thursday, it was the turn of government spokesman Stéphane Le Foll, “The drivers have a responsibility, it is necessary that this strike will stop.” The state owns nearly 16% stake in the airline.
Already, it is the longest conflict in Air France pilots, the previous record of 10 days , which took place in 1998.
At airports since September 15, half of Air France planes are grounded, with varying situations.
In Toulouse, 75% flights were canceled Thursday morning, as Marseille. In Lyon, 30% were canceled and Strasbourg 15%
The rate of pilot strike was estimated at 62% on Thursday, 58% Friday
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Transavia around which crystallize the concerns of unions is central to the plan ‘Perform 2020,” supposed to boost the growth of AF-KLM group. “Perform 2020 ‘follows the restructuring plan” Transform 2015 “which resulted in the elimination of approximately 10% of the workforce.
The AF-KLM Franco-Dutch airline group, Number 2 European last German Lufthansa intends to position itself in the market for low-cost flights and capture “growth opportunities” that could offer him. In his sights. Ryanair and easyJet, the low cost heavyweights in Europe
In August, management had assured his employees that the reorganization ahead of short and medium-haul network of Air France would entail “no transfer” of personnel, labor contracts or devices. Promises that obviously did not convince the pilots.
“Over the strike lasts, the higher the bill gets heavier, and all employees will have to pay it. Was made two years of effort and everything is swept in 10 days, “was sorry for his part Lestic Beatrice, union CFDT.
Air France has estimated the cost of the strike between 15 and 20 million euros per day.
The Union of French airports railed against a “corporatist social movement from another time” who “will not fail to further weaken the national airline as a whole.”
Wednesday, Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, had called for a speedy resolution of the social movement at Air France, calling on both sides to avoid “bidding war.”
“The post-strike will be horrible to manage, “predicted Bruno Negro, CFE-CGC, again denouncing a” corporatist strike “, which annihilates all,” the efforts of others, the ground staff. “
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