Air France to go ahead with job cuts despite protests

Paris

AIR France will go ahead and cut hundreds of jobs as planned next year under the first part of a restructuring plan that triggered violent protests, the chief executive of Air France-KLM said on Sunday.

The remaining cuts planned for 2017 can still be avoided if negotiations with unions are successful before the start of next year, Alexandre de Juniac said in a joint interview with RTL radio, LCI television and the Le Figaro daily.