Silmo feels turbulence of Air France strike

An Air France pilots’ strike impacted both domestic and international visitor numbers at the Silmo Paris trade exhibition last week, but overall attendance figures remained ‘very stable’, organisers said.

Comexposium said 33,301 professionals attended the event, of which 44 per cent came from France and 56 per cent from overseas. There was an overall attendance figure of 35,103 delegates at last year’s show.

‘It is clear that business volume was strong, despite an economic climate characterised by a great many international geopolitical tensions along with the regulatory uncertainty affecting the industry in France,’ said a Comexposium spokesperson.