The strike by SNCF controllers will affect many French people. But the number of victims could have been even higher, since one in two TGVs will not be able to circulate this weekend due to the lack of a team leader. According to the general director of SNCF Voyageurs, Christophe Fanichet, 150,000 French people out of a million who planned to travel by train “will not be able to go” on vacation.
“I would like to apologize to the company, because not all French people will be able to travel this weekend, not all trains will run, one in two TGV will run,” declared the manager on the BFMTV antenna.
Before adding: “I regret that 150,000 French people cannot leave. Although we have warned them since Tuesday, they have not necessarily found a solution.”
“50% discount on admission until this summer”
More precisely, SNCF Voyageurs has strived to ensure that throughout the territory there are “one in two TGVs, as many in Oui as in Ouigo, and as many young people as possible” who travel without their parents.
The French people affected by the strike were able to exchange their tickets or receive a “100%” refund, said Christophe Fanichet.
In addition, SNCF Voyageurs proposed that “those who had a canceled ticket could have ‘compensation’, with the possibility of having a 50% ticket regardless of the day or time of the train they take until this summer.”
Christophe Fanichet also assured that traffic should return to normal on Monday. “There may be some problems in the restart,” he admitted however.
Source: BFM TV
