Air France Warns of Drop in Travel to France After Attacks

LONDON-Air France said about 31% of cabin crew will not show up for work on the second day of a scheduled week-long labor disruption.

Air France-KLM Group said its markets are deteriorating as fares fall and France’s standing as a tourist hotspot is undermined by a succession of terrorist attacks that have spanned Paris to the Riviera.

Air France also joined other European airlines in warning of the impact from the “high level” of geopolitical and economic uncertainties.

Two of Air France’s three cabin crew unions-SNPNC-FO and UNSA-PNC-are staging the action over a new collective agreement for the period November 2016 to March 2018.

It says flights to and from Europe and domestic flights will face more cancellations.

The pilots’ last strike, which grounded around 20 per cent of flights on Jun 11-14, hit France as it was gripped by social unrest over a series of disputed labour reforms from the Socialist government.

The carrier added Thursday could see “some difficulties in composition of crews” leading to “limitations in passenger numbers”.

For the next days, according to the estimate of the number of employees on strike, our flight schedule will be adapted accordingly and published the day before your departure.

The airline’s CEO, Pierre-Francois Riolacci, told the Financial Times that the strike was “likely to make passengers think twice about traveling with Air France”.

Air France-KLM has pointed to a deteriorating global situation for a fall in profits during the second quarter of 2016.

Otherwise, you will be able to change your flight independently on our website, or contact your travel agent.