Thousands of travelers who are on the road in September to and from France are confronted with disruption after the largest air traffic control union in the country has now announced plans to strike. The Sncta Union, which represents around 60% of French air traffic controllers, has officially submitted a notification for a walk from the morning of Thursday, September 18, to the end of Friday 19 September. The strike can affect all airports in France if other trade unions join and would also include large hubs such as Paris-de-Gaulle Airport, the country of the country with more than 70 million passengers in 2024.
This disruption is expected to cause delays and cancellations, not only for flights to and from France, but also for other European routes that implement the French skies. This industrial action comes after long -term tensions and failed negotiations on wages and working conditions.
The requirements of the trade union focus on wage adjustments to keep pace with inflation and important changes in management practices within the air traffic control activities of France.
The SNCTA called a “failure of social dialogue” as a reason for the planned action. SNCTA demands full wage adjustments to take into account inflation in 2024, as well as changes to the board and management of the profession.
The union said there have been continuous problems with management styles and a breakdown in the structural dialogue, which means they push to take this drastic step after they have previously succeeded in preventing participation in other strikes that took place earlier this summer and severely disturbed flights.
At the beginning of July, a strike caused other French air traffic controller trade unions that around 3,000 flights were canceled and many delays.
SNCTA wrote in a press release: “The board of air traffic control has been characterized by distrust, punitive practices and humiliating management methods for several years.
“It is clear that this fruitless dialogue is now blocking any prospect of progress and reform.”
Although exact details of the size of the cancellations of the flight are announced closer to the strike data by the French Civil Aviation Authority, travelers are encouraged to keep in regular contact with their airlines for updates and to prepare for possible delays.
Because the SNCTA is the largest Union in the sector, this strike may cause even more disruption than the earlier actions this summer.
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