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AMSTERDAM/PARIS/DOHA, June 19 (Reuters) – After 21 years as a service agent at Air France (AIRF.PA), Karim Djeffal left his job during the COVID-19 pandemic to start his own job-coaching consultancy. “If this doesn’t work out, I won’t be going back to the aviation sector,” says the 41-year-old bluntly. “Some shifts started at 4 a.m. …

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Passengers queue for the check in desk at Heathrow Terminal 5 airport in London, Britain, June 1, 2022.REUTERS/Hannah McKay Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com June 19 (Reuters) – Strikes and staff shortages are forcing airlines to cancel thousands of flights and causing hours-long queues at major airports, dashing hopes of a sizzling …

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AMSTERDAM/PARIS/DOHA, June 19 (Reuters) – After 21 years as a service agent at Air France (AIRF.PA), Karim Djeffal left his job during the COVID-19 pandemic to start his own job-coaching consultancy. “If this doesn’t work out, I won’t be going back to the aviation sector,” says the 41-year-old bluntly. “Some shifts started at 4 a.m. …

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Three travelers needed treatment for injuries after a man with a knife attacked them at SFO on Friday. Eric Risberg/AP Three people were injured at San Francisco International Airport on Friday evening after a man attempted to assault travelers with a knife. The attack happened at 6 p.m. in the airport’s international terminal in the …

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The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York. “That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can …

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Three travelers needed treatment for injuries after a man with a knife attacked them at SFO on Friday. Eric Risberg/AP Three people were injured at San Francisco International Airport on Friday evening after a man attempted to assault travelers with a knife. The attack happened at 6 p.m. in the airport’s international terminal in the …

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The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York. “That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can …

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