The airline said it expected only 28 percent of the staff to
There were no reports of major disruptions at Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports Thursday morning.
Ahead of the strike the carrier advised travellers to postpone their trips until February 27 at no extra cost.
"Air France regrets this situation and is making every effort to minimize the inconvenience this strike action may cause to its customers," it said in a statement.
Salaries at Air France have been frozen since 2011.
After years of job cuts and other cost-cutting measures the staff are demanding a 6-percent pay increase.
Management has said that such an increase would be "irresponsible" at a time when it is attempting to lower its costs to compete with low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and Easyjet.
It is offering a basic increase of 1 percent and a top-up for ground staff.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-air-france-passengers-grounded.html#jCp
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