Air France flights already cancelled today (Monday) remain grounded as the airline looks to resume a full schedule following the end of a bitter two week-long pilots strike.
“Our flight schedule will resume progressively during the next two days due to legal and operational constraints – aircraft maintenance, aircraft, commercial and cockpit crew positioning in our stations to operate the flights back to Pars,” the airline said.
Air France warned that there may also be last minute schedule changes.
“Before you go to the airport, we recommend you to verify if your flight is operating,” the carrier added.
Underlying issues that led to the strike remain unresolved, despite the ending of the industrial action which has cost the airline €280 million.
Negotiations are still ongoing between Air France and the pilots’ union.
A spokesman for the SNPL union, representing Air France pilots involved in the dispute, said strikes had been halted so talks with management could “continue in a calmer climate”.
The strikes had arisen over planned cost cutting measures associated with Air France’s restructuring project ‘Perform 2020,’ which will see the carrier target growth by focusing on expanding its budget arm Transavia.
“This ending of the conflict reinforces the company’s determination to makes its economic model evolve in order to cement its leadership,” Air France said in a statement.
Chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said: “Our priority is now to join forces around the Air France-KLM group’s growth and competitiveness project, Perform 2020.”
The new restructuring project at Air France follows its previous Transform 2015’ restructuring programme, which the airline said would finish by the end of the year and was on course to reach its target of saving the airline more than €1 billion.