The TGV cuts increase on Saturday to the second day of a strike by SNCF controllers, plunging into disarray on New Year’s Eve for travelers who will however be able to travel on the New Year’s weekend after an agreement validated Friday between the management of the group and unions.
Strike at the SNCF: all the unions sign the agreement, strike notice lifted for the New Year
After the cancellation of one in three trains on Friday, 40% of TGVs were canceled on Saturday and Sunday.
On the North and Atlantic axes, 50% of TGVs have been canceled, as well as 40% on the South-East and East axes. A Ouigo in three and a quarter of the Intercités have also been deleted, according to the SNCF.
Annoyance
Friday in French stations, passengers often displayed annoyance tinged with a desire to respect the right to strike. “They go on strike for a reason, I understand, but not during the holidays anyway. We have enough stress already”regretted Inga Skripkina, 41, at Lille Flandres station.
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“I find it a bit inflated to do that during the Christmas holidays, even if I do not question the right to strike”summarizes Didier, a retired railway worker who was about to leave for Draguignan from the Gare de Lyon in Paris.