French ATC on strike

[sapnker]

just read this email:

[email protected]

13:42 (10 hours ago)

 

to me

 

 

 

 

 

  
   

Dear XXXXX XXXXX

Several different unions representing French Air Traffic Control under the French Civil Aviation Authority have called for industrial dispute from 11th to 13th of June 2013.

Our flight schedule will be disrupted. We plan to transport all of our passengers booked on long-haul flights to/from Paris. We are going to update flight schedule on medium-haul from Monday 10th of June according to the last instructions given by French Civil Aviation.

Be sure we are doing our utmost to limit the inconvenience this strike action may cause. However, delays and last minute cancellations are not excluded. We recommend that you check the schedule information of your flight, available in real time on our website under "Flight schedules" section, before going to the airport.

If you are ready to postpone or anticipate your trip outside the period of the strike action initiated by French Air Traffic controller, we offer you following commercial facilities available from now and up to 16th of June 2013 inclusive :

- If you wish to change your flight up to Sunday 16 June 2013 inclusive, you may change your reservation in the same cabin at no extra cost;

- If you wish to change your flight between Monday 17 June 2013 and Sunday 30 June 2013 inclusive, the modification of your booking is possible free of charge at the same fare, according to availability, or by paying the difference with higher fare;

You may change your reservation* on our website under "View/modify your reservations" section or on our mobile application under "Manage my reservations" section.




- For any reservations postponed from the 30 June 2013 onwards, to change destination, departure airport or cancel your reservation, you may obtain a non refundable voucher for an AIR FRANCE or KLM flight with one year validity. Please contact your travel agent or your usual point of sale to make it.

We thank you for your understanding.

* Subject to eligibility. If the service is not available, please contact Air France.

 

Anybody got any rope?

 

[jerry]

Flying today with KLM ... straight to Amsterdam phooohh (and a lot happier 2 weeks later going back home ... Thailand that is) .

[THAJEC]

I think with the airline Air France or Lufthansa nothing unusual. Anyway, it's pretty fucking pain in the ass if you just fly.

[Grove]

Bad luck. You have my sympathies.

[cinnamon kid]

tough luck paul,never mind I,am sure you will have a spanking time when you do get there.?