strikes

On Monday 27 March, Germany is preparing for a total strike across all transport services. The strike will affect trains, airports and even motorway companies. It's a situation reminiscent of what's happening in France, and one that the German Airports Association (ADV) is quick to point out, with talk of an escalation in the...

Updated on 24 March at 1pm While industrial action against pension reform has been causing disruption in French skies since the start of the week, it is expected to continue until at least 27 March. And not just at Paris-Orly and Marseille-Provence, the two airports which have seen the most disruption...

The new one-day strike scheduled for 23 March will have a major impact on RATP. The Paris metro will be severely disrupted, with most lines operating at a rate of only one train in three, and only during rush hour. In addition, several metro stations will be closed on Thursday. Details, line by line...

Business travellers can expect major disruption to their journeys to and from London Heathrow airport at the end of the month. A pay dispute is due to lead to a ten-day strike. More than 1,400 security staff have voted in favour of the strike. It will begin on Friday 31 March, and will last...

Updated on 20 March at 4.30pm The disruption caused by industrial action against pension reform is continuing in the transport sector. A strike by air traffic controllers on Monday 20 March prompted the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) to ask airlines to reduce their flight schedules at Paris-Orly...

Updated on 14 March at 6.30pm. The first few days of the week saw traffic return to normal on the Paris metro, although there were still slight disruptions on the RER and Transilien lines. But what will happen on Wednesday 15 March, when a new call for a general strike has been issued by the...

With a third consecutive day of strikes looming on 9 March, the outlook for metro users is rather positive. RATP expects "traffic to be even better than on 8 March". On Thursday, traffic will be disrupted on the metro, but "almost normal...

RATP expects a gradual improvement on 8 March and 9 March. However, the Paris metro will continue to experience major disruption on Wednesday. The automatic lines will be spared, with normal traffic on lines 1 and 14 and near-normal traffic on line 4. Almost all other metro lines will be running...

Tuesday 7 March marks a new day of action against pension reform. As a result, further disruption to transport services is expected in France. One flight in five is expected to be cancelled at Paris-CDG on 7 and 8 March. The cancellation rate is expected to reach 30% at Orly, Beauvais, Bordeaux,...

The mobilisation against pensions will lead to a new call for strike action on 16 February. However, this should have less of an impact on travel in the Ile-de-France region than previous strike days. This is the conclusion to be drawn from the 48-hour forecasts published on Tuesday by RATP. It is forecasting traffic...

Rail travel will again be affected on 8 February by a strike against pension reform. SNCF is reporting an average of 2 trains out of 3 for TGV INOUI and OUIGO. The company expects 2 out of 3 trains to be running on the Northern TGV axis...

So it's going to be another complex day for mobile professionals. The strike against pension reform is leading to a new strike action on 7 February. RATP is expecting major traffic disruption on the Paris metro. Almost all lines will be affected on Tuesday, with the exception of lines 1, 14...

The strike on 31 January will result in major traffic disruption at RATP. As is often the case, metro lines 1 and 14 will be the only ones spared, but will be at risk of saturation. On line 1, Reuilly-Diderot, Bastille and Champs-Elysées Clémenceau stations will only be open during rush hour (7.30am-9.30am and...

The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) made the news official on 17 January. British railways will once again be disrupted by strike action. The strike is scheduled for 1 and 3 February. It is expected to affect around fifteen British operators, including : Avanti West Coast, Chiltern...

As expected, the strike on 19 January will make travelling by train, plane and public transport much more difficult. RATP is expecting "very disrupted traffic on the RER and metro", according to the forecasts published on 17 January. Lines 1 and 14 will be the only ones spared by the strike. They will...

London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow: these are the airports that will be affected by the Border Force agents' strike. The strike begins on 23 December and will last for eight days. December 27 should not be affected. According to Cirium data relayed by Reuters, these are...

From 2 December, business travellers will have to contend with a new strike, this time instigated by train managers. SNCF expects traffic to be severely disrupted, particularly on long-distance trains. In France, according to information released on Wednesday morning, the...

While previous strikes have tended to affect the SNCF and spared the Ile-de-France network, the mobilisation on Thursday 10 November is likely to have the opposite effect, significantly disrupting travel in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, while mainline trains will be running normally and InterCités and TER trains will only be affected...

The air traffic controllers' strike scheduled for Friday will last 24 hours. ITA Airways recently announced the flights that will be affected by the strike. Some 220 domestic and international routes will be affected. Return flights between Nice and Rome (AZ 343 and AZ 354) have been cancelled. Thirteen flights to and from...

On Monday afternoon, the SNCF released its forecasts for the strike action on 18 October. According to the rail company, business travellers should experience limited disruption on the main routes. There will be little or no impact on international routes, particularly on the Eurostar, Thalys and Lyria networks. SNCF expects...