As another day of general mobilisation against pension reform - the tenth - is scheduled for Thursday 6 AprilBusiness travel in France is likely to be disrupted, but to a lesser extent than during previous strikes.
As far as air transport is concerned, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) is not forecasting any disruption at Paris-Orly airport. However, a number of provincial airports are likely to see their traffic limited, including Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes and Toulouse. As a result of this strike affecting air traffic control, the DGAC has asked airlines to reduce their flight schedules by 20% on all these platforms.
This improvement has also been seen on SNCF's high-speed lines, where the following plans are in place 3 TGV out of 4 on InOui and Ouigo lines. On the other hand, Intercités services will be limited to 1 train in 4 and TER services to 1 train in 2. In addition, no night trains are expected to run.
For public transport in the Ile-de-France region, RATP is planning a traffic generally normal on the Paris metroparticularly for lines 1, 2, 3bis, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 12. There will be limited disruption on other lines:
On the RER and TransilienTraffic is expected to be close to normal, with 4 trains out of 5 on the RER B, 3 trains out of 4 on the RER A and 2 trains out of 3 on the RER C and E. However, only 2 out of 5 trains are expected on RER D. On Transilien lines H, J, L and U, 2 trains out of 3 are expected, as are 3 trains out of 4 on lines N and P. Lines K and R will be more affected, with 1 train out of 2.
