Novocastrian

Mmmmm. Peat Bogs.

jvc

Well strikes are still on. Well at least many flights have been cancelled tomorrow and back up plans fully in place with the airlines. I have certainly not heard any different.

dmu

France Inter just confirmed the strikes are on as announced.

jvc

I expected as much. I was rather concerned when my work email hadn't confirmed the end to the strikes. I hadn't heard any different.

Tweedpipe

On this evening's news, the estimate is that 1 in 5 flights will be affected in airports from/to the South of France, and flights to the south of Europe, and North Africa.
There's no indication that long-haul flights will be affected, but ultimately your guess is as good as mine.
I note too that there's a 48hr maritime strike announced from 26th June, with sailings to Corsica in particular expected to be halted.
For those who regularly watch French tv news, I reckon that words/phrases such as, greve, pertubation, and ras le bol have for years been amongst the most frequently heard.
Will it never end? Unfortunately, I think we all know the answer.

audio

From the information I have, the whole French ATC network will be down. That will include handling overflights from western and eastern countries. When I was inconvenienced by all this sort of thing some years back, flights departing from the UK to Spain, Canaries etc. had to route oceanic, miles out over the Atlantic to avoid Fr. Airspace. Cost the airlines ££££, now we wonder why tickets are costing more and more.
Happy days ahead.

Novocastrian

It doesn't seem that bad. Today's AF351 which we are booked on on Saturday evening is showing a 3 hour delay, but is still scheduled to arrive at CDG tomorrow morning.

If this still applies on June 28th, we can live with that.

jvc

Well, as expected ATC on strike, and causing as much disruption to their fellow work colleagues as possible!!! Seem to have no respect to work colleagues who have to dig them out of cr@p every time they decide to strike! Probably one of the best paid jobs out there, and probably striking over something pathetic as usual.

Beaverstate

Gee, can't understand why the French economy is so stagnant.

audio

Yes JVC I agree.
IMO Mr H should bring in the military controllers and stop being held to ransom.
I seem to remember Maggie doing this many years ago.

dmu

Flanby wouldn't dare (any more than earlier Presidents), all the while the right to strike is written in the Constitution.

audio

Then there is no hope IMHO.

I do like his nickname BTW

grannybunz

We missed the SNCF strike by a whisker but a neighbour who works out of Marseilles airport, delivering helicopters world-wide has hit a problem. He was all geared up to do a stupidly long trip to the other side of the world and back but now doesn't know anything.

His views on both unions and government are utterly unrepeatable!

On another front, we understand that back-stage staff at theatres and festivals are also on or threatening action. Having had, shall we say, not cheap tickets for the opera in the Roman theatre in Orange for a very special treat we are beginning to think we can waive goodby to not just a magical night, but rather a lot of €s too.

Novocastrian

Not Maggie. Ronnie.

bigglesworth

A few years ago I recall there was a great to-do in Spain about Air Traffic Controllers salaries. I believe some were pulling down close to a million Euros a year.

In the UK I know it is generally about £60-70,000. I belive in France they start around €110,000.

Still, I have little doubt that it is a level of stress I would not want.