Shortly before the start of the summer holidays in France, several airports in the country are affected by strikes.

The aviation authority said about ten percent of flights at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris were canceled today. Several unions had called for strikes to win higher salaries in the face of inflation. The summer holidays in France start next week. The strike was expected to last through the weekend. Delays and further flight cancellations are expected, according to the ORF. Baggage claim may also be affected. There is also a strike call for Marseille airport, but there shouldn't be any breakdowns as the prefecture has put staff on duty.

The airline Air France announced that only short and medium-haul flights were affected by cancellations. The unions are protesting against planned austerity measures and pointing out that air traffic in some areas has reached the level of 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic. Only the connections to Asia are still reduced.