Paris Airport to return to normal as labor strife hits elsewhere

Traffic at Paris’s main airport is expected to return to normal on Sunday after some workers called a halt to a strike there, even as travel disruptions appear set to continue across Europe. After as many as a fifth of flights were canceled for parts of Friday and Saturday, Aeroports de Paris, which operates Charles de Gaulle airport, doesn’t expect any impact on traffic on Sunday, a spokesman said. Air France is planning to maintain its flight schedule out of the Paris airport on Sunday. The strikes and cancellations turned Paris into the latest chokepoint for Europe’s snarled travel networks this spring and summer. Hubs in cities including London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt have scrapped thousands of flights amid labor shortages and disputes over pay. The easing of the strike action at Charles de Gaulle hasn’t lifted the threat of further disruptions in Europe. SAS AB extended a labor talk deadline to Monday as it tries to reach a deal with pilots to avoid a crippling strike. Ryanair’s Spanish cabin crews called today for additional 12 days of strikes this month while staff at EasyJet Plc bases there began the first of a series of three-day strikes on Friday.<br/>