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The French pilots' union SNPL has called a one-day strike against easyJet for Monday, accusing the British budget airline of not adequately sharing with employees record profits it announced earlier in the week.

EasyJet said it did not plan to cancel flights, but warned of possible delays.

Ninety percent of easyJet pilots in France belong to SNPL and easyJet operates out of 16 French airports.


EasyJet, Europe's second-largest low-cost carrier after Ryanair Holdings, announced on Tuesday that pretax profit rose 51% in the financial year ended September. It said it would pay a £175m special dividend to shareholders. Shares of easyJet have doubled over the last year.


In a statement issued the same day, SNPL said its pilots would receive "no profit-sharing agreement, no company share plan, no improved working conditions", and warned of protest walkouts in coming months.