We can see - a little - more clearly on the application of the health pass in transport. Jean-Baptiste Djebbari spoke on this subject on 28 Julywhich suggests that it will come into force between 7 and 10 August. " For air travel on domestic flights and long-distance trains (TGV, Intercités, night trains), you will need to show a health pass, i.e. proof of vaccination or proof of a test. "summed up the Minister, referring to " checks organised mainly around the platforms, because that's where we have the most space and the most experience of carrying out checks on these trains with compulsory reservations. We already have filters that are predisposed ". Random checks will also be carried out on board trains, as well as on arrival at stations.
Jean-Baptiste Djebbari nevertheless intends to " avoid excessive queuing" and "make the journey as high quality as possible ". " The SNC is used to managing these large flows. ". Asked about the possibility of systematic controls, the Minister replied in the negative, " given that we're talking about 400,000 passengers a day ".
What about a tested traveller who prefers the test to the vaccine and is declared positive? If you book a TGV ticket to go to Marseille, for example, and you test positive in the meantime, SNCF undertakes to refund your train ticket. "said Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. He added: "The same thing applies to flights, (...) refunds or cancellations can be demanded up to the day of departure".
we also believe that these restrictions can be long-lasting
In the air transport sector in particular, the Minister is counting on an extension of the Ready to Fly device experimented by Air France, in particular to streamline the passenger journey. " It's a real subject. Eurotunnel has also done this for transits between the UK and France, and it works very well. We are simply trying to link the health pass to the ticket. Air France has carried out this experiment, which is very satisfactory, as has Eurotunnel, and we are working with SNCF. Because we also think that these restrictions can be long-lastingWe want to organize it in an extremely serious and precise way (...) We want to take advantage of this crisis to further digitalise travel" said Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. The Transport Minister assured us that, in time, this link between the ticket and the health pass could be checked automatically at stations using the gates that already filter access to trains.
