Will tomorrow be a “golden” day for VTC drivers and taxis? Although the RATP has just published the details of the interruptions that are expected in public transport, it seems that several metro lines will be completely closed while others will offer a reduced service in specific time slots, as well as RER A and B. The company “invites all travelers who have the possibility to favor teleworking or postpone their trips online that day.”
Some Ile-de-France residents will not be able to work from home and will therefore have to resort to other modes of travel to get to their place of work if they want to escape the advertised “hassle” on the trains. Among these alternatives are, among others, VTC drivers who are close to 30,000 in the Paris region, all platforms combined.
About 30% more demand
The VTC platform anticipated this strike and will send a message to all these drivers this afternoon and that same morning as a reminder. Information on the “hot spots” of the capital will also be transferred in real time in order to better coordinate the supply of drivers with the demand for passengers.
This background allows Heetch to anticipate an increase in demand of up to 30% this Thursday compared to a typical day. “I don’t know if it will arrive to have the ensemble of the demand, d’autant plus que les temps d’attente vont peut-être un peu augmenter in raison de la circulation difficile”, predicted the general director of the platform in France. The latter wishes, in particular, to be present on long trips to or from the suburbs due to a greater number of alternatives in intramural Paris.
For those who want to be calm and limit the risk of delays, it is possible to book a taxi in advance, an option that the Uber platform has also been offering for a few weeks but with the risk of saturation also according to Hugues Le Chevallier : “I think that reservations are more complicated during a strike.
Source: BFM TV
