France asks airlines to cut 40% of Paris-Orly flights on Friday

French authorities asked airlines to cut 40% of flights at Paris-Orly airport Friday ahead of unions’ planned strike calling for pay increases. The country’s civil aviation authority also asked the regional Marseille-Provence and Beauvais airports to reduce flights by 20% and 15%, respectively. The strike is set to come three days before a scheduled government-union meeting on low wages. <br/>