Air France strikes ground Madrid and Barcelona flights; Palma and Bilbao running as normal
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 @ 6:26 PM
AIR France has grounded 10 flights arriving in and leaving from Barcelona and Madrid today (Wednesday) and more cancellations are on the way early next week.
Strikes by 31.1% of pilots, 22.4% of cabin crew and 13.8% of ground staff mean flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport leaving Barcelona at 06.15, 10.05 and 15.00 and due to take off from Madrid at 06.20, 10.00 and 15.25 have been cancelled.
Those due to leave Madrid at 17.45 and 19.35 this evening and Barcelona airport at 19.25 and 20.25 will not be taking off.
This will affect connecting flights to long-haul destinations via Paris as well as those for which Charles de Gaulle airport is the final stop.
Air France flights to and from Bilbao and Palma de Mallorca have not been affected by today's industrial action.
The next round of strikes is planned for Monday, April 23 and Tuesday, April 24 over a 24-hour period, although as yet the flights likely to be cancelled have not been confirmed.
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