20 percent of flights at Orly airport in France can be canceled

Air traffic controllers will go on strike on Tuesday against the government’s pension reform, which aims to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, French media reported.

In this context, the General Directorate of Civil Aviation of France (DGAC) requested the cancellation of 20 percent of the flight programs of the airlines at the Orly airport in Paris.

The protests will take place throughout the country on January 31 at the call of different unions to protest against the government’s pension reform.

PENSION REFORM

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced the content of the pension reform, which was among President Emmanuel Macron’s election promises on January 10.

Noting that in the country where the retirement age is 62, the legal retirement age will gradually increase by 3 months every year and will increase to 64 in 2030, noting that in 2027 it will be required to pay premiums for 43 years to receive The full pension.

While more than 1 million people took part in nationwide demonstrations on January 19 against the pension reform, 8 of the largest French unions called on citizens to return to the streets on January 31. (AA)