Serial cancellations: angry hoteliers
“Beyond the cancellations, we have a drop in the volume of reservations of around 15% compared to last year, in
Enough to cause numerous cancellations in hotels in certain regions, such as in the West.
In La Rochelle, this hotelier sees around sixty cancellations for this weekend. “The impact is very strong for leisure customers,” Cédrick Poucineau, operations director of the Cozy Hôtels group, explains to BFMTV.
“Beyond the cancellations, we have a drop in booking volume of around 15% compared to last year, during the weekend we will lose 25% of activity,” he continues.
In the West sacrificed for the benefit of the mountains, there will be much less than one in two TGVs
If the railway company promises an average of 1 in 2 TGVs in circulation this weekend, some destinations such as Bordeaux or La Rochelle will be much less served.
Example on the axis towards Bordeaux: of the 24 TGVs that normally circulate, 16 have been canceled this Saturday, says BFMTV, that is, two thirds.
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SNCF strike: bus reservations have skyrocketed
+15, +20%: Many passengers who saw their train canceled or were unable to book it turned to bus companies.
Demand has increased since Wednesday. This morning at the Bercy bus station in Paris there were many passengers, as our report shows.
The head of TGV-Intercités estimates that a “very prolonged strike” costs “20 million euros a day”
Although three out of four controllers are on strike this weekend, Alain Krakovitch has not provided an estimate of the financial cost of the compensatory measures adopted by the SNCF in favor of injured passengers. “We still don’t know how much it’s going to cost us,” he admitted on the set of TF1.
The director of TGV-Intercités confirms that one in every two trains will run on Sunday
Invited to the TF1 morning show on this first day of the weekend controllers’ strike, Alain Krakovitch confirmed that the transportation plan was finalized. “In fact, on Sunday we will have one train out of every two and our customers will receive an email, an SMS to inform them if their train is confirmed or cancelled,” indicated the director of TGV-Intercités.
“It’s going to take almost 10 hours”: difficult weekend for passengers
At the stations, during this first morning of the strike, the situation is sometimes difficult for passengers. “It will take almost 10 hours to return to Toulouse,” explains this traveler.
“We left Namur this morning at 5:30 and will arrive at Lorient station at 18:48, so we are a little tired,” confesses this other passenger.
Why can’t a train run without a controller?
Three people are essential to the movement of a train: the conductor, the switchman and the controller. Without these three agents there is no possible way out.
10,000 team leaders work at SNCF in different brands: TGV Inoui, Ouigo, Intercités and TER. 70% are on strike this weekend.
All explanations in our article.
“I had to look for a secondary route to return”: passengers look for plans B
If those who go to the station this Friday normally have a guaranteed place on a train, many travelers have had to review their plans to leave this weekend.
“I have to return to Paris, I have a very important meeting on Monday. But that is not possible,” a passenger worried this Thursday.
Their testimonies in our newspaper.
What are the traffic forecasts?
The SNCF plans to put 1 in 2 TGVs, 1 in 2 Ouigos and 1 in 2 Intercités (day and night) into operation this weekend. Trains to the Alps will be provided for ski holidays.
Commuters were warned Wednesday by email and text message about the disruptions.
All forecasts in our article.
SNCF controllers on strike this Friday
Hello and welcome to this live stream dedicated to the first day of this weekend of strike at the SNCF.
Most of the controllers stopped working since Thursday afternoon and the movement will continue until Monday. This movement occurs in the middle of school holidays: Zone C (Paris and Occitania) begins its second week of vacation and Zone A (Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon, Potiers) begins its vacation this Friday afternoon.
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Source: BFM TV
