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The scope of the strike announced on Thursday, November 5, is taking shape. While SNCF, RATP and the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) will provide more precise information tomorrow afternoon regarding the expected disruptions, the day should be less chaotic than some travelers might have feared in an explosive social climate. In…

The timing is now set. After three years of delay, the launch of the TGV M is entering its final stretch. According to an internal SNCF document that Voyages d’Affaires was able to consult, the first passengers will be able to board this 5th-generation TGV, designed by the…

As the SNCF is to make the official journey of the TGV M on November 6th, between the Paris-Lyon and Marseille Saint-Charles stations, the SNCF unions have submitted a notice of strike for the day before, on November 5th. The choice of the date is therefore not insignificant for the CGT-Cheminots,...

The official date for the commercial launch of the TGV M is approaching. Perhaps on Monday, November 2, with two return trips, as some rail enthusiasts’ bloggers are announcing? Or on Friday, November 6, the day of the inaugural journey between Paris and Marseille? The latter will be held in the presence of the press and officials: Philippe Tabarot,…

Summer was not kind to the SNCF, judged «very difficult» by Jean Castex, the president of the railway group. The network, its infrastructure and its equipment have been put to a severe test with the drought, repeated heatwaves, storms, lightning and other fires that have occurred near the tracks. Although 97% trains have run…

An increase in supply, more accessible fares and, ultimately, a rise in passenger traffic: such is the initial assessment of the opening of the rail market to competition, according to a study conducted by the consultancy Frontier Economics on behalf of the French Rail Association (AFRA), which is thus actively pursuing its lobbying efforts. According to the study, this opening...

SNCF Voyageurs' Train + Air offer is expanding onto new fronts. On the one hand, Air France has opened it up since 21 September last to all Ouigo high-speed trains serving Paris-CDG TGV station. On the other hand, KM Malta Airlines has also just announced its entry into this scheme combining a rail journey and...

That's what you call breaking them in! SNCF is encountering the worst difficulties with the launch of the fifth-generation TGV built by Alstom. Expected for early September, SNCF is still unable to provide a start date for the commercial operation of this «TGV of the future». As a reminder, this was...

Accor: growth in a contrasting global environment. "Once again this semester, and despite the disruptions related to the situation in the Middle East, the Group's performance shows solid growth," declared Sébastien Bazin, CEO of Accor. For the rest of 2026, we anticipate continued growth and will continue…

Updated 31 July at 5:30 PM If the massive fires affecting Gironde have had an impact on rail and road traffic, Bordeaux-Mérignac airport has, however, remained operational. Commercial flights were operated "normally," explained the airport hub in a statement, emphasizing that "in connection with the competent authorities, a…"

Since February 2025, business travellers have been able to present their digital identity card to TGV INOUI, OUIGO and Intercités inspectors. From last October, they have been able to present their driving licence during a roadside check, made available within the France Identité app, while awaiting the possibility to use it for car hire. Now, they will be able to...

With the main holiday departures behind us, SNCF Voyageurs has experienced a derailment with the announced departure of Christophe Fanichet on 21 July. Its CEO since 2020, at the creation of this highly lucrative subsidiary which operates TGV Inoui, Ouigo, Intercités, TER and the Transilien network in…

Malaysia Airlines is strengthening its intermodal transport offering thanks to a new codeshare partnership with SNCF Voyageurs. The agreement will ensure smooth connections between the carrier's daily flight on the Paris–Kuala Lumpur route and 27 SNCF rail destinations to and from Paris CDG airport. The product follows the traditional framework…

The California high-speed rail project is of more interest than ever to French rail sector specialists. United within a joint venture integrated into the Momentum Alliance Partners consortium, Keolis and SNCF Voyageurs have indeed just concluded a co-development agreement with the California High-Speed Authority, which is responsible for the construction of the California high-speed rail link. More precisely,...

Kombo continues to develop its services around rail travel by enabling the booking of SNCF train tickets for groups of 10 to 60 people. The booking platform for transport, whether by train, bus, or plane, has set up the address kombo.co/fr/groups for this purpose, which provides access to the company's inventory and fares…

While SNCF refuses to offer its competitors' services on SNCF Connect (see box), the railway company is opening up to international travel by allowing passengers to book German and Swiss trains on its platform, following agreements with Deutsche Bahn and CFF, the Swiss Federal Railways. This partnership...

The third edition of the SNCF Ecomobility Grand Prizes, organised every two years, was held on Tuesday evening. Around fifty applications were submitted, with 44 ultimately being validated. The main criteria for scoring the applications were based on modes of transport for professional travel, commuting, and…

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the France-Brussels link, celebrated last June 12th in the Belgian capital in the presence of Jean Castex, the chairman of SNCF, the rail company announced the extension of the TGV Inoui Brussels-Strasbourg to Basel, Switzerland, from July 2027. The service will be scheduled for Fridays, Saturdays and...

Updated 9 June at 6:00 PM It was already announced as being quite well-followed at the beginning of May, when four SNCF unions filed notice of a strike against the ongoing reorganisation within the group and the spin-off processes which, according to them, are causing dramas among employees. It is indeed expected to be.

Expected on July 1st on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille route, the TGV M should finally begin commercial operation in early September. This is despite the fact that this 5th generation TGV has finally obtained its approval from the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA). Although the commercial loss of the summer season is significant for the SNCF, the…