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French pilots' union threatens to prolong strike that has tangled traffic all week
PARIS - Passengers are facing a fourth day of cancellations and delays at French airports because of a strike over labour rights.
Air France said it was cancelling up to 35 per cent of long-distance flights worldwide and 25 per cent of other flights Thursday because of the strike by pilots and other personnel. Paris' busy Charles de Gaulle airport saw the most flights cancelled.
The four-day strike is set to end before unions meet with the government Friday to discuss their dispute over a bill that would require workers to announce strikes 48 hours in advance.
Union leader Yves Deshayes threatened Thursday to resume strikes if those talks fail.
Air France has been losing up to €10 million a day because of the strike.
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