Next French Strike
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Next French Strike
The next French strike is scheduled for Tuesday 28th March. There will be a meeting later on today to discuss the possible impact, a NOTAM is expected to be issued after that meeting.
The general feeling is that this strike will be better supported than the last one. Instead of the 30% reduction in schedules requested last time (20% in the afternoon) it is thought the French authorities will be requesting a 40% reduction for this strike (30% in the afternoon). Paris is expected to be particularly badly affected.
I will post more on the subject later if I receive any further information.
The general feeling is that this strike will be better supported than the last one. Instead of the 30% reduction in schedules requested last time (20% in the afternoon) it is thought the French authorities will be requesting a 40% reduction for this strike (30% in the afternoon). Paris is expected to be particularly badly affected.
I will post more on the subject later if I receive any further information.
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The NOTAM number is A1128/06.
The strike is to run from 27th 1600 to 29th 0500 (UTC).
The strike is to run from 27th 1600 to 29th 0500 (UTC).
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The start time for ATC purposes has already been posted in this thread ............it is supposed to start tonight, carry through the whole of tomorrow and end early Am Wednesday.
As for the effects - who knows. ATC may well be aiming to run a reduced service but bear in mind that security staff, caterers and drivers may not turn up for work - so who knows what the effect will be? What is for sure is that some non-French airlines (well one in particular I know of
will make a decision in a few hours to perhaps tactically cancel flights later today, to avoid getting aircraft and crews out of position.
As for CDG - I would imagine it will be even worse than usual
The start time for ATC purposes has already been posted in this thread ............it is supposed to start tonight, carry through the whole of tomorrow and end early Am Wednesday.
As for the effects - who knows. ATC may well be aiming to run a reduced service but bear in mind that security staff, caterers and drivers may not turn up for work - so who knows what the effect will be? What is for sure is that some non-French airlines (well one in particular I know of
will make a decision in a few hours to perhaps tactically cancel flights later today, to avoid getting aircraft and crews out of position.As for CDG - I would imagine it will be even worse than usual
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The next next French strike!
I've just turned up for a night shift to find that they seem to be making a long weekend of it!
The last strike ended at 0500 this morning. The current strike started at 1600 and is NOTAMed to run until April 1st at 0600.
It would be easier if they sent a NOTAM letting us know when they ARE working.
Delays into Orly and Marseille tomorrow are pretty horrendous.
The last strike ended at 0500 this morning. The current strike started at 1600 and is NOTAMed to run until April 1st at 0600.
It would be easier if they sent a NOTAM letting us know when they ARE working.
Delays into Orly and Marseille tomorrow are pretty horrendous.
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At the risk of being "off message" if we British ATCers had taken a leaf out of the French book against our privatisation, the changing of our pension scheme, and other issues perhaps we would not be in our present state where we are so demoralised and the sole topic of conversation in many cases is how soon we can get out.
The French colleagues I was with yesterday told me that for some complex reason, French strikes are Tuesdays and Thursdays. It looks like they'll be going on for a while - so I've changed my Thursday flight from Brest next week to Friday.
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No I don't use the services of UK ATC...I am part of UKATC!
Thank you for your comment that you find the service we provide, is of a high quality, unfortunately there are some, who are starting to believe their own press! NATS is not a bad employer.
No I don't use the services of UK ATC...I am part of UKATC!
Thank you for your comment that you find the service we provide, is of a high quality, unfortunately there are some, who are starting to believe their own press! NATS is not a bad employer.