Surprise strike hits Easyjet

Sudden stoppage by Servisair workers on Friday at Paris Orly airport led to flight cancellations.

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A SURPRISE strike by check-in workers left passengers at Paris Orly airport unable to board their easyJet flights.

The stoppages affected six flights to Toulouse, Nice, Rome, Athens, Geneva and Berlin along with other airlines for several hours on the morning of January 30.

Other airlines hit included Royal Air Maroc, Atlas Blue, Air Caraïbes, Air Ivoire, Air Méditerranée, Air Sénégal, Compagnie du Mali, Cubana, Hexair, Mauritania Airways et Syrian Air.

Employees of Servisair returned to work in the afternoon. A spokesman said they were protesting at their working conditions.

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