SNCF, RATP, Air France: strikes continue on 6 December

The strike continues on the SNCF and RATP networks, with operations expected to be severely disrupted on Friday 6 December. At Air France, the impact will be much more limited.
SNCF
Strike disrupts SNCF operations again on 6 December

Not surprisingly, the movement of strike national will continue to have a major impact on travel this Friday 6 December. La SNCF includes 1 TGV in 10 on average, and 15% of traffic on average on the network Transilien. For international business travellers, the day also promises to be very complex, with 1 train in 2 on the network. Eurostar2 out of 3 for Thalys and a round trip Lyria between Paris and Basel. SVI operations between France and Italy have been interrupted, as have those of ALLEO to Germany and Ellipsos to Spain.

Detailed forecasts :

TGV traffic : 

  • Eastern route: 1 train in 10
  • Atlantic axis: 1 train in 6
  • North axis: 1 train in 10
  • South-east route: 1 train in 10
  • Intersectors: No traffic
  • Ouigo: 1 train in 6 (1 return trip Paris-Bordeaux1 return ticket Paris-Marseille, 1 return ticket Paris-Strasbourg1 return trip Lyon-Montpellier)

Intercity traffic : 

  • Intercity night trains: no traffic
  • Daytime Intercity trains: severe traffic disruption
  • Paris - Clermont Ferrand: 1 return ticket
  • Paris - Brive: 1 return ticket
  • Paris - Rouen - Le Havre: 6 round trips
  • Paris - Caen: 4 return trips
  • Paris - Granville: 1 return ticket
  • Paris - Nevers: no traffic
  • Nantes - Lyon: no traffic
  • Nantes - Bordeaux: no traffic
  • Clermont Ferrand - Béziers: no traffic
  • Clermont Ferrand - Lyon: no traffic
  • Bordeaux-Marseille: no traffic
  • Toulouse - Hendaye: no traffic

La RATP sees " a slight improvement "for the 6 Decemberbut is once again counting on " extremely disrupted traffic" . As a result, line 4 joins the select group of surviving metro lines - along with lines 7, 8 and 9 - that operate only at peak times. Metro lines 1 and 14 are at logical risk of saturation, but should operate normally. The other metro lines will remain at a standstill. A RER out of 2 on line A, and 1 out of 3 on line B, with the interconnection at Gare du Nord suspended. The arrival of the weekend will not mark the end of the disruption. RATP warns: " On Saturday 7 December, with fewer commuters, RATP will be concentrating its efforts on the afternoon between 1pm and 6pm. On Sunday, traffic levels are expected to be extremely low." .

Finally, at Air France, it is the air traffic controllers' notice of strike from 5 to 7 December that is disrupting operations. The Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile (DGAC) has anticipated this by asking airlines to reduce their flight schedules at six airports: Paris CDG, Orly, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux. Air France should therefore be able to operate all its long-haul flights, over 90 % of medium-haul flights, and almost 70 % of domestic flights. The airline nevertheless points out: " However, last-minute delays and cancellations cannot be ruled out." .