Metro and RER traffic in the Paris region should be “almost normal” although slightly disturbed Thursday April 13 for the 12th day of mobilization against the pension reform, according to the RATP, while the SNCF plans 3 TER out of 5 and 4 TGV out of 5.
Train traffic will again be disrupted, but to a lesser extent than last Thursday, according to the railway company, which is counting on no night trains and only 1 day Intercity train out of 5.
“Eurostar and Thalys traffic will be almost normal”on the other hand, indicated the SNCF in traffic forecasts established on Tuesday evening and which will be refined on Wednesday.
Some disrupted metro lines
In the Paris region, the SNCF provides a service “normal to almost normal” on the RER B, but only three-quarters of the trains or a little less on the RER lines A, C and D as well as on the Transilien lines N, P, H, L and R.
“The railway workers are very mobilized, there is little chance that Thursday will be an exception to the rule. As it is just before the decision of the Constitutional Council, there will be people in the street ”estimated Fabien Dumas, federal secretary Sud Rail, third representative union at the SNCF.
In Paris, only a few metro lines, not specified, will experience slight disruptions, said the RATP for its part. As for trams and buses, traffic will be normal “on the whole network”according to the management whose agents had already mobilized a little less during the previous day of action on April 6.
Cancellation of around 20% of flights
In the sky, the cancellation of around 20% of flights has been requested from airlines by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) at the airports of Nantes, Bordeaux and Toulouse.
The Ile-de-France airports of Orly and Roissy (the busiest in France) are not affected by the consequences of the participation of air traffic controllers in the movement, according to the press release issued Tuesday evening by the DGAC.