Very many travelers had seen wide for fear of the strike movement which disrupts (a little) the boardings of the Parisian airports - Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly - these last days.
“I take off for Propriano, in Corsica, at 3:25 pm”, laughs Céline, 43, well aware that it is only 11 am and that the wait at Orly will be long.
Others imitated it and arrived well in advance, on the instructions of the airlines.
Jean-Alain, 41, draws the SMS that Air France sent him the day before: “Possible difficulties in reaching airports (…) due to demonstrations by Paris Airports staff.
Flight delays are also possible.
We ask you to anticipate your arrival (…) ”He pleaded:“ I am delighted to have arrived so early.
Luckily, Gloria and Joshua, her two young children, perched on the luggage cart, calmly overcome boredom.
Orly airport is crowded on the occasion of the first big weekend of departures, but the strikers have not been talked about.
On the screen, all flights are announced “on time”.
New notice on July 10 and 11
This Saturday, a hundred demonstrators, on the other hand, demonstrated in front of terminal 2E in Roissy, to the sound of a fanfare ... and under good police escort.
But before they could make themselves heard, the strikers had to wait.
"We were parked for an hour like groups of supporters, so that everyone could take the plane quietly," annoyed Laurent Garssine, secretary general of Unsa Aéroports de Paris.
He sighs: "We are not here to prevent people from taking off, but to maintain our remuneration!"
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The Unsa, the CGT and the CFE-CGC are calling for a strike until Monday, July 5 to obtain the withdrawal of a plan to adapt work contracts, which provides for a reduction or elimination of bonuses. Jean-Alain, who is waiting for his plane for Nice, growls: “There were the yellow vests, the Covid; when, finally, people can go on vacation, more than a strike, I would have liked a truce. "Honest, he lets go:" I do not know their demands ... But I know that with the Covid, we have all been in the same boat. It's not like their company has made a lot of profit and is distributing money to its shareholders. "
A little further on, Étienne, Caroline and their three children are having a picnic. “We were very afraid of traffic jams and strikers, which we also understand. This Sunday, if you take the plane, you can (a priori) leave in peace. The notice is still running, but nothing is scheduled. On the other hand, a new call to strike was launched for the weekend of July 10 to 11.
