The Air France pilots strike, which had been slated to run for one week, may last longer: Reuters is reporting that a representative warned on Thursday that the union could vote to extend a strike "indefinitely" if its demands are not met. The airline has had to cancel around 60 percent of its flights for the fourth day in a row.
Jean-Louis Barber, head of the Air France section of the SNPL pilots union, told Le Monde newspaper it may vote to extend the strike beyond a previously set limit of Sept. 22.
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Air France-KLM Chief Executive Alexandre de Juniac said that only 42 percent of flights would operate as pilots and management prepared for a new round of negotiations on Thursday.
The pilots are striking over Air France's plans to expand the low-cost operations of its Transavia brand by setting up foreign bases as it seeks to fight back against fierce competition from budget carriers.