Air Corsica pilots strike from Oct 9 to Oct 16 over pay and staffing issues

A strike by Air Corsica pilots began on Friday 9 October 2026 and is expected to run until 16 October 2026, with the action initiated directly by the pilots rather than a union.

The pilots say the walkout was triggered by two years of reduced leave, frozen salaries, worsening working conditions, repeated technical alerts and insufficient crew for flight safety, and they note that the airline plans to lease aircraft and crews at costs of 3,000‑5,000 thousand euros per hour, which they argue is far higher than the expense of meeting management commitments; they remain open to dialogue but say a tentative compromise was undone by management, eroding trust.