Türkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines canceled several flights to and from France due to planned strikes by several unions.
According to a press release from the carrier, TK 7854 Sabiha Gökcen-Lyon, TK 1825 Istanbul-Paris, TK 7855 Lyon-Sabiha Gökcen, TK 1826 Paris-Istanbul, TK 1829 Istanbul-Paris, TK 1365 Istanbul-Marseille, and TK 1366 Marseille-Istanbul flights have been canceled for Thursday.
For Friday, TK 1830 Paris-Istanbul, TK 1807 Istanbul-Lyon, TK 1808 Lyon-Istanbul, TK 1365 Istanbul-Marseille, and TK 1366 Marseille-Istanbul flights were also canceled.
France has been facing flight disruptions due to strikes over the government’s planned pension reforms.
On Thursday, workers were striking in protest against the proposed changes to the country’s pension system and continued to block fuel deliveries and reduce electricity production at several sites.
The power supply was reduced by 8.2 gigawatts (GW), or 13% of overall production, across some of the country’s nuclear, thermal and hydropower sites due to the strike, EDF data showed.
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