Air France's future in the balance, warns economy minister

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'Be responsible. The survival of Air France is in the balance, ' he added. The government over the weekend said the French state, the largest shareholder with a 14 percent stake, would not ride to the airline's rescue.

Air France-KLM reported a net loss of 269 million euros ($322 million) in the first quarter of the year.

The union's salary demands are "unjustified" and employees must show "responsibility", he said.

A wave of strikes at Air France has so far cost the company 300 million euros.

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Monday's strike prompted the cancellation of about 15 percent of Air France flights worldwide.

"If it doesn't make the necessary efforts to be at the same competitive level of Lufthansa and other major airlines, it will disappear", French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on BFM TV on Sunday.

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