Air France cancels 10% of flights as pilots strike

Air France cancelled about 10% of its flights today as pilots demanding higher wages walked off the job for the second time this month.

Alternate flights were being provided for passengers affected by the four-day strike, which began at midnight last night and ends on Thursday.

The strike was called by the largest Air France pilots’ union, SNPL, and two smaller unions over a pay dispute that has dragged on for months.

Unions claim a draft accord to meet salary demands reached late last year has been rejected by the majority of pilots.

Pilots launched a similar four-day strike at the beginning of this month, which forced the airline to cancel 10% of international flights and 13% of European and domestic flights.

Air France said management deplored the unions’ tendency to systematically choose for strike action rather than talks.