Thousands of passengers booked on easyJet’s French network face fresh disruption after the union UNAC issued a national strike notice for Monday, 6 April 2026—the Easter Monday holiday and one of the busiest travel days of the spring. The 24-hour walk-out covers all six French bases (Paris-Orly, Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, Lyon, Nice, Bordeaux and Nantes) and applies to every cabin crew member (PNC) from 00:01 to 23:59. The conflict follows the decisive rejection (53.8 % “no” on 70 % turnout) of the 2026 annual wage-and-conditions agreement. Crews say roster instability, short-notice base changes and fatigue have reached “breaking point”, and accuse management of ignoring repeated pleas during the 2025 NAO bargaining round. UNAC wants binding limits on last-minute roster changes, guaranteed rest windows and parity with pilots on quality-of-life measures. EasyJet has not yet published a reduced timetable but past UNAC strikes have forced the carrier to cancel 25-40 % of French flights and caused knock-on delays across Europe as aircraft and crews fall out of position. Business travellers returning from the long weekend should monitor flight status alerts, allow extra connection time and review their rights under EU Regulation 261/2004 for re-routing or compensation. Travel managers with group movements on 6 April should consider alternative routings via Air France, Transavia or rail. With leisure bookings surging and airline margins squeezed by volatile fuel prices, analysts say the dispute highlights a wider labour-relations fault-line in European low-cost carriers. If no deal is struck, further spring and summer actions are possible—adding another operational variable just as France finalises biometric border checks for non-EU visitors.
Source: Air Journal
