UPDATE: French air traffic controllers cancel strike action in September
The main union representing French air traffic controllers has cancelled calls for a strike from September 28th to 30th, after "reaching an agreement with their supervisory ministry."
SNCTA, the main union for air traffic controllers said this week that they had lifted their calls for a three-day strike at the end of September after coming to an agreement with France Ministry of Transport.
In a statement on its website, the SNCTA said "In view of the concrete progress made on the demands, the SNCTA is lifting its [strike] notice for September 28th, 29th and 30th. The strong mobilisation of September 16th was necessary and instrumental for reaching this conciliation in a very constrained calendar. Thank you to all of you!"
The French ministry of transport has not yet commented on the above agreement or lifting of the strike.
The International Air Transport Association tweeted their support for the SNCTA's decision to cancel further industrial action, calling Friday's strike "unnecessary."
Good that 🇫🇷 air traffic controllers have cancelled their next strikes. Friday’s unnecessary action caused delays, cancellations, increased costs & CO2. But the cycle of #airlines being held to ransom must end. Reforms to deliver a Single European Sky must be pushed through by EU pic.twitter.com/rdJP30Vskr
— IATA (@IATA) September 21, 2022
The association also urged the European Union to implement a "Single European Sky." This reform, which was put forward almost 20 years ago, has not yet reached fruition. It intends to shift the current system of air traffic organisation away from national borders and toward a "coherent zone" in order to reduce emissions and save both time and money.
The strike on September 16th left over 1,000 flights in France grounded, as well as widespread delays and over 2,400 flight cancellations across Europe.
The SNCTA mobilised for wage increases due to the rising cost of living, in addition to an acceleration of recruitment in order to anticipate a wave of retirements. After Friday's action, the union had called for further strikes from September 28th to 30th before reaching an agreement with their supervisory ministry.
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SNCTA, the main union for air traffic controllers said this week that they had lifted their calls for a three-day strike at the end of September after coming to an agreement with France Ministry of Transport.
In a statement on its website, the SNCTA said "In view of the concrete progress made on the demands, the SNCTA is lifting its [strike] notice for September 28th, 29th and 30th. The strong mobilisation of September 16th was necessary and instrumental for reaching this conciliation in a very constrained calendar. Thank you to all of you!"
The French ministry of transport has not yet commented on the above agreement or lifting of the strike.
The International Air Transport Association tweeted their support for the SNCTA's decision to cancel further industrial action, calling Friday's strike "unnecessary."
Good that 🇫🇷 air traffic controllers have cancelled their next strikes. Friday’s unnecessary action caused delays, cancellations, increased costs & CO2. But the cycle of #airlines being held to ransom must end. Reforms to deliver a Single European Sky must be pushed through by EU pic.twitter.com/rdJP30Vskr
— IATA (@IATA) September 21, 2022
The association also urged the European Union to implement a "Single European Sky." This reform, which was put forward almost 20 years ago, has not yet reached fruition. It intends to shift the current system of air traffic organisation away from national borders and toward a "coherent zone" in order to reduce emissions and save both time and money.
The strike on September 16th left over 1,000 flights in France grounded, as well as widespread delays and over 2,400 flight cancellations across Europe.
The SNCTA mobilised for wage increases due to the rising cost of living, in addition to an acceleration of recruitment in order to anticipate a wave of retirements. After Friday's action, the union had called for further strikes from September 28th to 30th before reaching an agreement with their supervisory ministry.
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