It's hard to plan a trip right now! Between the SNCF strikes, the airline strikes and the refinery blockades, your plane is likely to be cancelled or delayed. While the March 23 protest day was historic, with more than 3.5 million people across the country according to the CGT, a new mobilization is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, 2023. And the refineries have joined the movement for a few days, to protest against the pension reform, putting the kerosene reserves of the Paris airports at risk.
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Theairport of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle is particularly impacted, according to RMC. The order of the prefecture, which asks for requisitions on the refinery of Gonfreville-l'Orcher, in Normandy, indicates that the current situation is"worrying for the supply of jet fuel of the airport of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle". There are only three days of stock left. Many gas stations are also affected in the country, but theblockades continue, despite the requisitions.
According to the prefecture,"the terminal does not have sufficient capacity if thousands of passengers were blocked". The Directorate General of Civil Aviation therefore requests that "all flights to Paris-CDG [emportent] the maximum fuel from their airport of origin, within the limits of operational capacity.
Following on from the protests against pension reform, the inter-union federation is planning a new demonstration on Friday October 13, 2023, to call for higher wages and index points in the civil service. [Read more]
Cancelled flights, airport strikes: what can travellers do?
Another day of strikes and demonstrations scheduled for Friday, October 13, 2023
