Deal Ends Paris Airport Strike

Deal Ends Paris Airport Strike
CNN

Thursday, February 19, 2004 

  
PARIS, France (Reuters) -- French air traffic
controllers voted on Thursday to end a strike that has
hit Paris airports for three days, after authorities
accepted to review a reorganization plan. 

Unions and civil aviation authorities reached a deal
late on Wednesday under which personnel would no
longer be required to relocate from Orly airport south
of Paris to Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) airport,
northeast of the capital. 

"They voted unanimously in favour of the accord,''
Christian Chardon of the CFDT union told Reuters of
120 striking traffic controllers at Orly. 

"They will go back to work immediately. There will be
some continued disruption to traffic today but things
should be back to normal by tomorrow,'' he added. 

About 60 percent of flights were cancelled on
Wednesday at Orly, which serves mainly domestic
travellers, while Charles de Gaulle, the main
international hub, was less badly affected. 

The reorganization would have involved handing Charles
de Gaulle control of all flight approaches to Paris.
The government had insisted it was needed to ensure
air safety around Paris and had vowed to stand firm
against the protest. 

The industrial action is the latest in a series of
strikes before regional elections next month which are
seen as a mid-term test of the government's
performance. 



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