Air France staff on day two of strikes

PARIS - Air France said yesterday a cabin staff strike over job conditions had caused less disruption than it had feared during…

PARIS - Air France said yesterday a cabin staff strike over job conditions had caused less disruption than it had feared during a busy weekend and predicted cancellation of about 15 per cent of flights today.

To keep as many aircraft in the air as possible in the middle of a holiday period the airline limited short-haul flights to 100 passengers on Saturday and and yesterday so that numbers of flight stewards respected safety norms. – (Reuters)

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