On Friday, June 27th, a conciliation meeting between French Civil Aviation Management and the organisers of the air traffic controller strike on July 3rd and 4th was held, but it was unsuccessful. After departing, the union members were extremely critical of the firm and, in this case, the state.
The issue is escalating because more unions joined the strike, which is expected to continue for the foreseeable being, though its impact cannot be predicted.
French Civil Aviation, for its part, has acknowledged a scarcity of air traffic controllers, with the prognosis even more bleak given the ageing staff. However, it refuses to acknowledge two other reasons for the strike: air traffic controllers’ wish to have the final say on attendance and a wage rise, which has been a recurrent demand.
Civil Aviation simply acknowledges that there are staffing issues. It also stated that it had a plan, known as “Horizon 2030,” to permanently resolve the controller backlog.
Authorities have criticised the strike’s timing, which occurred just two days after the start of school holidays in France. “These dates correspond to the busiest days of the year,” explained Civil Aviation. Both the firm and the unions are ignoring the impact of strikes in other countries because French air traffic control strikes halt overflights in the country but not elsewhere.
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