Air France cabin crew strike set to cost more than E40m

A week-long strike by cabin crew at Air France could cost more than E40m, the CFO of the carrier's parent group said Wednesday. Two of the airline's cabin crew unions called the strike, which started Wednesday after talks on renewing a collective labour agreement broke down. Air France-KLM earlier Wednesday said a strike by pilots in June had cost it around E40m and CFO Pierre-Francois Riolacci said the cabin crew strike could cost more than that, or "several dozens of million euros". Air France has said it will cancel around 13% of the flights planned for Wednesday as a result of the strike. For Thursday, the airline will cancel around 30% of short and medium-haul flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle, while keeping around 90% of long-haul flights running. Around 80% of domestic flights will operate, it said. <br/>