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EasyJet cancels 100 flights in France due to cabin crew strike
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EasyJet cancels 100 flights in France due to cabin crew strike

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • EasyJet has canceled about 100 flights between Saturday and Sunday due to a two-day cabin crew strike in France.
  • The strike, called by unions after failed negotiations for improved working conditions, coincides with a peak travel weekend.
  • EasyJet stated they are minimizing disruptions and offering affected passengers alternative flights or refunds, while unions accuse management of a "blockade" in negotiations.

Approximately 100 EasyJet flights are canceled across France this weekend as cabin crew members strike for two days, impacting travel during one of the busiest periods of the year. The cancellations, confirmed by airline sources to EFE, began Saturday and are scheduled to continue through Sunday.

We are doing everything possible to minimize the inconvenience and have informed affected travelers, offering them alternatives, including free flight changes or ticket refunds.

— EasyJet sourcesThe airline's statement on managing the impact of the strike on passengers.

The industrial action was called by a union bloc including SNPNC-FO, UNPNC-CFDT, and UNAC-CFE-CGE, following a breakdown in negotiations over working conditions. Passengers affected by the cancellations have been informed and offered options such as rebooking flights or receiving refunds. EasyJet expressed regret for the inconvenience, stating they are doing "everything possible to minimize the disruption."

We have hit a wall. And when you are facing a wall, there is no other solution than to go on strike.

— Gaël LeloupA union delegate explaining the rationale behind the strike action.

Union representatives, however, accuse the airline's management of adopting a "blockade" stance in discussions that have been ongoing for over a year. Gaël Leloup, a delegate for the UNAC union, told BFMTV that "management has done nothing" during this time. He added that while workers have made efforts to resolve the conflict, they have "hit a wall," leaving strike action as the only recourse.

We urge the unions to suspend this opportunistic action at such an important time of year for our customers.

— EasyJet managementThe airline's appeal to the unions to call off the strike.

EasyJet management stated they are "very disappointed" with the strike, calling it "opportunistic" given that formal negotiations are scheduled for September. They urged the unions to suspend the action. The airline, France's second-largest carrier by passenger volume, operates out of seven bases in the country, including Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, Lyon, Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Nantes.

rotations (of staff) established at the limit of legality, 'chaining' of workdays of day, afternoon and night, or the fact that 'the minimum descent has become the daily rule and no longer the exception'.

— SNPNC statementListing some of the cabin crew's grievances regarding working conditions.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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