Die Pilotenvereinigung der Air France hat zu einem Streik aufgerufen.

Der Streik soll am 14.11.2008, 1 Minuten nach Mitternacht, beginnen und bis zum Montag den 17.11.2008 Mitternacht andauern.

Air France rechnet damit, dass etwa 50% der Lang- und Mittelstreckenflüge gestrichen werden muss.

Auch wenn Flüge eingecheckt und abgefertigt werden, muss mit einer kurzfristigen Stornierung des Fluges gerechnet werden.

Nähere Auskünfte gibt es bei den angeführten Rufnummern und auf der Internetseite der Fluglinie.

Hier der offizielle Text von Air France:

National strike of the pilots in France from November 14th to 17th

French airline pilot’s unions have unanimously called a four-day strike from Friday 14 November at one minute past midnight to Monday 17 November at midnight, to protest against changes to the retirement age currently under discussion in the French Parliament (changing from 60 to 65)

Air France is expecting very severe disruptions to its operations and apologizes to passengers in advance for this unacceptable situation.

Air France’s normal daily flight schedule comprises 760 medium-haul flights from all its stations and 73 long-haul flights from Paris.

The schedule during the strike period is difficult to forecast as it will have to be adjusted each day. As things stand, the approximate estimation for Air France for Friday 14 November is the cancellation of half its long-haul flights from Paris and the same for medium-haul flights. More cancellations to long-haul flights are expected as the strike progresses.

The impact of the strike on the 800 or so flights operated by partner airlines Brit Air, CityJet, Régional, CCM and Airlinair should not be as great. More information about this will be given on November 13th by the end of the afternoon.

Passengers who intend to continue with their trip as planned should find out whether their flight is likely to operate by consulting on this site "Book on line / Flight status", which will be constantly updated with detailed flight cancellation information.

The flight schedule to be operated each day will be published the evening before at about 8 pm. Air France cannot however rule out the risk of last-minute cancellations, i.e. at the time of departure.

Air France will of course do its utmost to ensure that its passengers are transferred to other airlines, depending on space available.

Air France has set up a toll free number, available in France : 0800 240 260.
Passengers abroad can obtain informations by calling + 33 157 02 10 55 or by contacting their usual reservations center