Train traffic will be disrupted this weekend marked by a new demonstration against the bill.
The mobilization against the pension reform continues in the transport sector. In a press release dated Friday March 10, the RATP announces, for the day of Saturday, almost normal traffic on the metro but anticipates traffic very disrupted on RER A and disrupted on RER B”. Traffic also remains disrupted at the SNCF on Saturday. That same day, the inter-union calls for new demonstrations everywhere in France.
Severely disrupted traffic at the SNCF, which does not detail the forecasts
The SNCF speaks of a circulation always “strongly” disrupted, in a press release updated late Friday afternoon. According to France 2, which quotes SNCF Voyageurs, 1 out of 2 TGVs will run, 2 out of 5 TERs and 1 out of 4 Intercités. It recommends that travelers who can cancel or postpone their trips on Saturday and Sunday. For those who “are unable to postpone their movement”, she recommends”to check the circulation of trains the day before at 5 p.m. on the usual SNCF information channels”.
In the event of cancellation, the SNCF will notify the passengers concerned by SMS or email. Users whose train is canceled have the possibility of being reimbursed.
RATP: almost normal traffic on the metros, but disrupted on the RER A and B
The RATP expects normal traffic on the metros with the exception of a few lines. On the 6, the traffic will thus be normal in the morning, but it will take three trains out of four in the afternoon. On line 11, traffic will also be normal in the morning but there will be two out of three trains in the afternoon. Traffic will also be normal on the bus and tram side.
It is on the RER A and B that things get complicated. Count on average one out of two trains on the RER A and on average two out of three trains on the RER B.
Flight cancellations this weekend
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation called on Thursday for the cancellation of 20% of flights scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at several airports, including Paris-Orly. This reduction in the flight schedule will concern Orly, Marseille, Nantes, Toulouse and Bordeaux on Saturday, while on Sunday, only Orly, Marseille and Toulouse will be affected, the administration said, reflecting an improvement in the situation for air passengers since the start. of this sequence.