La SNCF recorded a record summer, exceeding by 10% the traffic volumes of 2019, the reference year before the pandemic. " The growth dynamic is well underway thanks to railfanning and environmental concerns our leisure customers".Alain Fanichet, Chairman and CEO of SNCF Voyageurs, is delighted. The only fly in the ointment: " l'uncertainty about the return of business customers to its trains "he asked himself on Thursday during a visit to La Rochelle devoted to the future TGV M. " The decline compared with 2019 is still between 10 and 15% depending on the line. "said Alain Krakovitch. The director of TGV-Intercités is optimistic, however, as these figures are in line with the rail company's forecasts. " Business Première load factors are good "He adds, looking ahead to mid-September, which traditionally marks the full recovery of this business segment.
To boost this, SNCF will be launching a promotion in the coming weeks on its Carte Liberté reserved for business travellers. BtoB relations with key accounts have also been reworked to encourage these companies to start travelling again. Since Covid, SNCF has been suffering from the development of the teleworking and even more so that of videoconferencing. " The drop in day trips for business meetings is offset by weekly trips by employees who have moved to the provinces since the pandemic. "reassures Alain Krakovitch.
