Air traffic was disrupted for nearly three hours on Saturday at the Pôle Caraïbes international airport, in Guadeloupe, by anti-health pass protesters who blocked access, we learned from concordant sources.
Several hundred demonstrators, with firefighters on the front line, according to local media, had mobilized on the access road to the airport, while the tourist season begins in Guadeloupe.
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For a little less than three hours, access to the airport was blocked, the parking lots were inaccessible,
" an airport source told AFP, confirming information from police sources and local media.
“We
had to manage the expectations of passengers on arrival and departure.
Passengers who were to take a flight came on foot to the airport.
They crossed the demonstration, without clashes or violence, to take their plane.
There were some delays but the situation has returned to normal,
”said this source at the end of the evening.
Lively debate on the vaccination obligation for caregivers
According to local media, the demonstration was organized, as every Saturday, by the LKP collective (Lyannaj Konrt Pwofitasyion) and union organizations hostile to the health pass and the vaccination obligation for caregivers.
In Guadeloupe, where less than half of those over 18 have received at least a first dose of vaccine, the debate on compulsory vaccination remains lively.
A call for a general strike was launched for Monday by a collective of union and citizen organizations to protest against the vaccine obligation and the suspensions of caregivers in all sectors.
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In a press release released on Friday, the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) of Guadeloupe announced the establishment of a minimum service from Monday "in
order to ensure the continuity of public service while respecting the law strike
”.