PARIS (Reuters) - A trade union representing some pilots at Air France said on Wednesday (June 1) it was planning a strike against pay curbs at the end of next week, raising the risk of travel disruption as the month-long Euro 2016 soccer tournament begins.
The head of the SPAF union, whch represents about 25 per cent of Air France pilots, said it would serve notice of a strike lasting two to four days and would coordinate with the biggest pilots' union, SNPL, which has said it is preparing to strike but had yet to set a date.
The call came on top of an open-ended rail strike that began on Wednesday, halving domestic train services.
Around 2.5 million fans are expected to attend a month of Euro 2016 soccer matches between June 10 and July 10, about 1.5 million of them due in from abroad.