INVESTIGATION – The Ile-de-France management, which Jean Castex is preparing to take the reins of, is undermined by internal tensions with serious consequences for travellers.
Fifteen minutes of waiting for the metro, overcrowded trains, repeatedly canceled buses, exasperated passengers… Rarely has the RATP been so talked about. For several weeks, the Parisian bus network has been amputated by more than a quarter of its capacity. This theoretical observation has serious consequences for the 3.5 million daily users. “It’s unheard of in the profession”, retorts the boss of a large transport company. And the problem does not stop there, also affecting the rail network operated by the Régie.
The catastrophic inventory makes the authorities jump: in a vitriolic letter addressed to the acting director general of the Régie…