Major disruptions Wednesday in the sky, traffic controllers strike – The Obs

Paris (AFP) – French sky will be very upset Wednesday by an air traffic controllers strike, called to disengage until Thursday by the first traffic controllers union, which calls for specific social negotiations to the profession

The SNCTA confirmed his notice after an unsuccessful conciliation meeting on Tuesday, which has brought “no concrete response” to its demands posed for several months.

As a result “disruption is expected on the whole territory,” warned in a statement the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which requires companies to set aside 40% of their flights on Wednesday.

Calls from SNCTA are generally well attended by 4,000 controllers, whose union has collected 49.8% of votes in the last professional elections in December 2014.

Taxable the minimum service, air traffic controllers may be requisitioned to ensure at least 50% of traffic. To avoid the mess, the DGAC also often pushes companies to proactively reduce the flight schedule. For the day Thursday, communicate Wednesday late morning recommendations.

SNCTA initially programmed its work from 25 to 27 March, but had postponed due to the crash of the A320. He eventually filed several notice: from April 8 to 9, 16 to 18 April and 29 April to 2 May

In all, “eight-day strike” over “big week-. weekends and school holidays, “condemned” with the utmost firmness “by the National Federation of the commercial aviation (FNAM).

” This new social movement will cause many disturbances with delays and cancellations and will mainly penalize customers of airlines based in France and their subcontractors, “responded in a statement the main industry federation recalling episodes of 2013 and 2014

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In a statement, the Secretary of State for Transport Alain Vidal “regret” that the union “has chosen even strike that social dialogue has already committed” with the controllers’ unions. A first meeting is scheduled for April 13 to discuss the “framework and method of social negotiation, adapted to the business of air traffic control,” he said.

“In light of this meeting, we hope to raise “the notice, told AFP Roger Rousseau, national secretary of SNCTA, who would have liked it to be programmed” before “.

The union claims that” specific issues “the art (including that of the organization of work in a context of increased traffic and the decline from 57 to 59 years of age limit starting Retired) are subject to negotiation separately with representative organizations controllers.

For nearly a decade, “all developments or changes in conditions of employment of supervisors” intervened “outside any agreement or social negotiation” direct with the profession, deplores the union. They are conducted at all the personnel of the DGAC, where SNCTA is the third organization (with 19.6% of votes in total).

confirmed strike, Air France has recommended Tuesday customers to see, “without charge” their journey as of 10 April.

The group warns that “very strong disturbances” are expected “on the short-haul network from Orly and provincial airports. ” HOP! Air France plans to provide one flight in three departing to and from Orly and 60% at the start and the arrival of provincial airports. “Delays and last minute cancellations are not excluded,” the group.

On medium-haul routes, traffic must be provided to 60%. In contrast, almost all long-haul flights will be operated by Air France, says the company.

The DGAC invites all passengers to learn directly from the companies to find out if their flight is maintained or not.