The campaign is off to a good start. The SCNF sold 1.3 million tickets for the year-end holiday period on its “SNCF Connect” platform, all of them on the first day of sale alone, Wednesday, October 5. The institution had put up for sale 9 million TGV, Ouigo and Intercités tickets for the period (from December 11 to January 2, 2023, until July 7 for Ouigo tickets).
This represents a 30% increase compared to last year. The reasons for this jump are “difficult to specify”, explains the institution, which as a whole arouses “a great appetite for the train”.
The most popular destinations are still the axes that link Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux or Lille in particular. But the assistance increases are also shared between the TGV, the TER or even Intercités.
No downtime on site
Sales had already been exceptional this year for the summer, beating the 2019 record figure by 15%, a sharp increase from normal.
While the “SNCF Connect” platform was sweeping and many consumers complained of not having been able to reserve tickets, the SNCF intervened, rejecting any failure: “It is a regulatory principle that is established in the event of an influx, with queues, like any e-commerce site “.
No price increase in 2022, vagueness for 2023
On the energy side, the SNCF estimates that it will not have to raise prices this fall, having already made “the commitment not to raise prices in 2022.” By 2023, its energy bill should increase by 1.7 billion euros, which could generate additional passed-on costs.
The decision has not been made, internally, on the rates for 2023. Everything will therefore depend on the economic situation and the slowdown in the rise in energy prices, announced by the Government for the month of October .
Source: BFM TV
