Air France cancels 50 percent of its Monday flights ahead of pilot strike

Air France cancels 50 percent of its Monday flights ahead of pilot strike
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Air France said today it will reduce its Monday flights by about 50 percent, in anticipation of company pilots' week-long strike.

"We ask (the passengers), if possible, to change their tickets to avoid this period, which is a little uncertain," Francois Gagey, Air France's chief executive, said. Gagey added that the strike will cost Europe's second-largest airline millions each day.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.