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Oct

Air France: one flight attendant union calls for strike Nov 20-24

Air France union calls for strike Nov. 20-24 A trade union of Air France flight attendants called on Thursday for its members to strike from Nov. 20 to Nov. 24 over a fresh round of cost cuts and plans to lay off 2,800 workers. Air France intends to give details of the cost-saving measures on […]

15
Oct

France: civil servants – industrial action Oct 15

French civil servants will participate in industrial action on Tuesday 15th October. The DGAC (Directorate General for Civil Aviation ? France) has advised very low participation from Air Traffic controllers, so the impact to flights is expected to be minimal. Passengers are however advised to check with their airline before setting out to the Airport […]

15
Oct

Japan: Typhoon Wipha

(Reuters) TOKYO- A once-in-a-decade typhoon threatened Japan on Tuesday, disrupting travel and shipping and forcing precautions to be taken at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. Typhoon Wipha is moving across the Pacific straight towards the capital, Tokyo, and is expected to make landfall during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, bringing hurricane-force winds to […]

9
Oct

Argentina: pickets could delay trip to airports

ARGENTINA – Countrywide – National Civil Aviation employees (ANAC) call for a strike at Argentina airports on October 11. Negotiations with union still on going. If strike proceeds, employees will picket at airports causing disruptions. Allow extra time for journey to airport. e-Travel Alerts

8
Oct

French Rail (SNCF) from 20:00 8 Oct to 08:00 10 Oct

From Rail Europe: We have been advised that there will be an SNCF strike in France on Wednesday 9 October. Strike action will begin at 20:00 on Tuesday 8 October and run through until 08:00 on Thursday 10 October 2013. The following information relates to travel between the times and dates stated only. Domestic French […]