The mobilization against the pension reform continues this Saturday, March 11. According to a territorial intelligence note that BFMTV was able to consult, this Saturday 230 actions are planned in France. They could mobilize between 800,000 and 1 million people, including between 70 and 100,000 people in Paris.
Highways, industrial sites, oil deposits and airports could be blocked, according to this note. “There will still be a number of transport disruptions this weekend,” Transport Minister Clément Beaune also warned on Friday. BFMTV takes stock of these interruptions.
• SNCF: traffic continues “very interrupted”
“Traffic should remain disrupted over the weekend in a similar way to Friday, with possible local developments,” SNCF warned in a press release on Thursday. On Friday, the circulation of trains was seen “severely interrupted on all lines,” the railway company had indicated.
In detail, 2 out of every 5 TERs circulate on average in all regions. As for the TGV and Ouigo, 1 train of 2 runs on average: 2 trains of 5 on the North and Atlantic axes, 1 train of 2 on the East and Southeast axes, and 1 train of 2 for Ouigo. Finally, 1 daytime Intercités train out of 4 runs on average, while no night Intercités operated during the night from Thursday to Friday and the night from Friday to Saturday.
On the Transilien side, “train traffic will be severely disrupted” this Saturday. Service will be “normal or almost normal” on RER B and lines K and U, as well as lines T4, T11 and T13. In addition, 2 out of 3 trains run on the J and L lines, and 1 out of 2 trains run on the RER A, D and E, as well as the Transilien H, N and P lines. Finally, 1 train out of 4 It runs on the RER C and 1 in 5 on the Transilien R line.
• RATP: normal traffic on most metro lines
The RATP foresees normal traffic in the metro network, with the exception of some lines, after a new strike call today. Traffic will be “almost normal” on lines 8, 12 and 13 and “slightly interrupted” on lines 6 and 11.
Traffic, on the other hand, is “very disrupted” on RER A (one train out of two on average) and “disrupted” on RER B (two trains out of three). For their part, buses and trams operate normally. More information in our article.
• 1 in 5 flights canceled at various airports, including Orly
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has asked airlines to cancel 20% of their flights scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at various airports, including Paris-Orly, due to a strike by air traffic controllers who oppose the pension reform.
“By March 11, air traffic will be interrupted with departure and arrival at the airports of Paris-Orly, Marseille, Toulouse, Nantes and Bordeaux,” the General Directorate of Civil Aviation warned this Thursday in a press release. On Sunday only the airports of Orly, Marseille and Toulouse will be affected.
“Cancellations and delays are expected,” the air transport authority said, inviting “passengers who can postpone their trip and check with their airline about the status of their flight.”
• Refineries and waste treatment sites remain blocked
Fuel shipments are still blocked this Saturday morning at the exit of French refineries to protest against the pension reform project, but “there is no supply problem” at service stations, the oil sector assured. 6 out of 7 oil deposits are blocked according to our information.
On Wednesday, the deputy minister for Transport, Clément Beaune, warned that the government would involve the police in the event of “real blockades” of the refineries. “If there were real lockdown actions, usually at refineries, we would not allow that to happen,” Clément Beaune told LCI,
Finally, trash cans continue to pile up on the sidewalks of Paris. Since Tuesday, the garbage collectors in the capital have been on strike against the pension reform. About 4,500 tons of uncollected waste accumulate in the streets. Three household waste treatment sites are still blocked.
Source: BFM TV
