One in five flights at Orly is said to be canceled on the day of the strike. The strike is directed against the French government’s planned pension reform.
Because of the announced major strike against the planned pension reform in France There is a risk of failures and delays at Paris Orly Airport on Thursday. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation said on Tuesday it had asked the airlines to cancel one out of five flights at Orly on the day of the strike.
Despite these precautionary measures, disruptions and delays are to be expected. Travelers should reschedule their flight if possible. There should also be restrictions on French train services due to strikes on Thursday.
The retirement age is to be raised to 64
The center government under President Emmanuel Macron announced a week ago that it intends to gradually raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The number of payment years required for a full pension should increase faster than previously planned. A number of individual pension schemes with privileges for some occupational groups should be abolished. The government, on the other hand, wants to increase the minimum pension to around 1,200 euros a month.
The current retirement age is France at 62 years. Those who have not paid in long enough at that age to be entitled to a full pension can sometimes work longer. At the age of 67, the full pension entitlement applies regardless of how long you have paid in – the government wants to keep this up. She justifies her approach with the fact that the pension system will no longer finance itself in the long term.
(APA/dpa)