French airport workers strike for higher pay as inflation rises

Strikers at Roissy airport, north of Paris (Thomas Padilla/AP)

Flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and other French airports faced disruption on Friday as airport workers went on strike to demand salary rises to keep up with inflation and a recruitment drive to deal with resurgent travel demand.

The action is the latest trouble to hit global airports this summer, as travel surges after two years of coronavirus restrictions.