PARIS – France's transport minister insists there are "no worries" about refueling planes at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, despite strikes that have forced aviation authorities to order some planes to arrive with enough jet fuel to get back home.
Strikes and blockades at a dozen French refineries and oil depots are part of widespread protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62.
Facing some shortages, French drivers have flocked to gas stations, worried about filling up their cars.
But Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau told Europe-1 radio Sunday that Paris' main airport is "perfectly fed by a pipeline" now after fuel began flowing again this weekend. He conceded that fuel stocks are weaker in the cities of Nice and Nantes.
