The CEO of the SNCF, Jean-Pierre Farandou, assured Tuesday that “90% of trains” were going to roll this weekend, despite the strike launched for the bridge of 8-May in particular by the controllers.
He also said there will be a train on Sunday “to bring everyone back”.
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The CEO of the SNCF, Jean-Pierre Farandou, assures this Tuesday that “90% of trains will run this weekend”despite the call to strike launched by several unions for the 8-May bridge. “All departures will be fine since there is almost no strike on Wednesday, Thursday” et “There will be a train on Sunday to bring everyone back”he said on France Inter. “No one will be left to the quay”he insists.
Thousands of cancellations for this weekend
The railroad workers demand an increase in remuneration and better anticipation of the schedules, too often modified at the last minute according to them. For the 8-May bridge, a collective influential of controllers called National ASCT collective (CNA) joined the call for mobilization, giving it a magnitude. A situation generating “Several thousand cancellations”also indicates Jean-Pierre Farandou, who does not advance specific figures, several customers having chosen other modes of transport. “Nos competitors laugh “, he underlines.
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SNCF strike: The Transilian network still very disrupted this Tuesday, May 6, here are the forecasts
On Monday, the first day of strike, the main lines were spared and the trains circulated normally in most large stations. The disturbances mainly concerned local trains, especially in the North and Pas-de-Calais, where one in three train was announced. Traffic was also strongly disrupted on certain lines of Ile-de-France, such as RER B.
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90% of trains will run this weekend
On France Inter, the CEO of the SNCF, Jean-Pierre Farandou, assures that “90% of the trains will run this weekend”, despite the call to strike launched by several unions for the 8-May bridge. “All departures will be fine since there is almost no strike on Wednesday, Thursday” and “there will be a train on Sunday to bring everyone,” he said. “No one will be left to the quay,” he insists.
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During his press briefing, Alain Krakovitch announces the application of an “exceptional compensation measure”. It concerns customers whose train has been deleted, even if they chose to position themselves on another train thereafter. “They will receive a 50% reduction voucher in the thirty days to be asserted on an upcoming TGV journey, and valid until August 29,” he said.
“Information as soon as possible”
“The second objective is to give information as soon as possible,” said Alain Krakovitch. “If your TGV has been circulating, you have received since yesterday and throughout the day an SMS or an email confirming this traffic,” he explains. In the event of removal of your TGV, “you also receive today and, as much as possible until tomorrow morning, an SMS or an email,” he explains, highlighting the possibility of positioning yourself for free and the same day on another TGV.
“Circulate a maximum of TGV”
Alain Krakovitch, TGV-intercities director, gives more details during a press briefing about the disturbances of the current week. He confirms that since the beginning of the week and until Thursday, “all TGV circulation Inoui and Ouigo are normal”. Between Friday and Sunday, the SNCF plans to circulate 9 TGV out of 10, coming to confirm the forecasts of Jean-Pierre Farandou announced earlier in the morning. “The first objective is to circulate the maximum of TGV,” he says.
“Do not cancel, your train will drive”
“Do not cancel, your train will ride,” says Jean-Pierre Farandou, believing that “most customers will really have the train for which they have bought a ticket”, while “a few may have to travel by an hour or two”. The boss of the SNCF recalls, however, that cancellations and exchange of tickets are possible at no additional cost. “We already have several thousand cancellations” for this weekend, he indicates on France Inter, without advancing specific figures, several customers having chosen other modes of transport.
90% of trains will run this weekend
On France Inter, the CEO of the SNCF, Jean-Pierre Farandou, assures that “90% of the trains will run this weekend”, despite the call to strike launched by several unions for the 8-May bridge. “All departures will be fine since there is almost no strike on Wednesday, Thursday” and “there will be a train on Sunday to bring everyone,” he said. “No one will be left to the quay,” he insists.
Forecasts for this Tuesday
If it spares the main lines, the social movement at the SNCF continues to strongly disrupt the network in Ile-de-France. Train circulation and RER will today be strongly affected. Discover the SNCF Transilian forecasts in the article below.
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Hello everyone and welcome to this direct devoted to the current SNCF strike. We will keep you informed of the disruptions planned all this week of bridge of 8-May.
Tuesday, the traffic of trains and RER should be “Disrupted in similar proportions” On Monday on these same lines (B, C, D, H, N, V, U), SNCF travelers said on Monday evening. “We are far from a dark week, there will be no week at a stop, but a week as normal as possible”said the CEO of SNCF Travelers Christophe Fanichet. “Circulation will be normal from Monday 5 to Thursday May 8 on TGV”, He said and for May 9, 10 and 11, most trains will circulate.
SNCF Travelers planned a press briefing on Tuesday at 10:30 am to update train departures, inoui, ouigo and intercités.
