Air France flight attendants to strike

The French airline will be out of action for five days from this Saturday Copyright Mathieu Marquer

Air France flights will be disrupted from Saturday 29th October until Wednesday 2nd November, threatening the plans of thousands of people eager to make the most of the extended weekend.

Cabin crew unions - SPNC-FO and Unsa - are protesting against plans to reduce the number of stewards and stewardesses on flights, claiming the cuts could severely “affect the safety of passengers”.

The 5-day strike will disrupt Air France flights operating out of the two Parisian airports, Orly and Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle, as well as departing Air France flights from Marseille.

Louise Kirby