The striking pilots ends the longest stop Air France – RTVE

The striking pilots ends the longest stop Air France – RTVE

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The majority union pilots Air France, SNPL, announced Sunday that puts end the longest strike in the history of the French airline , which should mean a gradual return to normal from Monday.

The French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, noted the decision of the National Union of Air Line Pilots (SNPL) and reiterated his criticism of “too long” and “misunderstood stoppage penalized since its inception users, business and the economy. “

Valls , in a statement, urged all parties to” regain the confidence all and return as quickly as possible its development, particularly through its subsidiary Transavia France, which is an undeniable asset in the growing market of low cost. “

and alluded the low-cost subsidiary of Air France, which has been the center of contention in this conflict. The Prime Minister said that “the firmness of the Government has allowed reaffirm the strategy development of the company.”

A partial union victory

The National Union of Line Pilots (SNPL) explains that unemployment terminated after 14 consecutive days, because they assume their “responsibilities”, and although the text on which were negotiated early this morning not convinced .

The protest began on day 15, which makes it the longest in the history of Air France.

The reason were the plans of the former national carrier ( the French state retains 15.90%) to develop its subsidiary Transavia and face competition from other airlines, including Ryanair, Easyjet and Vueling.

The union organizers managed a partial victory with the withdrawal of the initiative to create Transavia Europe , with which the management wanted to create bases in airports outside of France and Holland with staff employed under the laws of third countries, and working conditions less favorable .

Other loss claims

However, the company (with the support of the Government) had not budge on another claims of the strikers: single contract for pilots of Air France and Transavia France with the statute, rules and wages of the first

In the day. Sunday cancellation of 55% of scheduled flights and Air France was expected, though the call is not prolonged morning, still have to suspend a 51 %, according to preliminary estimates by the advanced channel France 2.

A company spokesman said that the return to normal may take two or three days. As for the cost, and lack of an accurate assessment, every day of the strike means a losses between 15 and 20 million euros to Air France.