Air France May Cut Flights In Half During Pilots Strike Set To Start Monday

Air France anticipates it will cut its number of flights by about one-half during the pilots' strike currently called for Sept. 15-22, according to Frederic Gagey, the chairman and CEO of the French subsidiary of Air France KLM SA (EPA:AF). Gagey said on France Inter radio Saturday that the walkout would cost his unit between €10 million ($12.96 million) and €15 million ($19.44 million) a day, Reuters reported.