strikes

On 7 February, Pierre Blin, Senior Director, Program Management for CWT France, spoke to Voyages d'Affaires about the recent reorganisation of the business travel agency in France. The interview touched on the departure of Brigitte Nisio, former Director of France, and the prospect of strike action. On reading this interview, the Snepat-FO union...

On 13 February, Belgium will be affected by a national strike, which will have an impact on business travellers. Brussels Airlines has been forced to cancel its entire flight schedule. Company officials explain: "On the basis of additional information received recently concerning the likely scale of the national strike on 13 February, Brussels Airlines is currently considering...

Until 8pm this Tuesday 15 January, a strike by security staff at Frankfurt airport will block the German hub. "Passengers departing from Frankfurt will not be able to pass through the legally required security checks and get to their flights. We therefore strongly advise all passengers arriving from Frankfurt...

Journalists who accepted Air France KLM's invitation on 1 August in search of information about the group's new governance were left wanting more. As a symbol, Anne-Marie Couderc, acting Chairman, did not make the trip to the Pullman Tour Eiffel on Wednesday morning for the traditional announcement of the half-year results....

A new day of strike action is on the cards for the SNCF network on Tuesday 12 June. The railway company is expecting traffic to be disrupted, as shown by the forecasts published on Monday. As far as "everyday trains" are concerned, 3 Transilien trains out of 5 are expected to run, and 1 TER train out of 2. As for...

SNCF has published its traffic forecasts for the new strike day on 29 May. The railway company estimates that business travellers can count on 3 trains out of 5 on the Transilien network and 1 TER out of 2. As for long-distance services, the company expects 2 TGV trains out of 3, as well as one Intercités...

According to Traveldoo, more than half of British business travellers have chosen to postpone or even cancel their business trips to France in recent weeks due to industrial action. "The strikes that began in April have lasted...

SNCF plans to operate 3 out of 5 TGV services on Wednesday 23 May, in the context of another day of strikes. Internationally, traffic is almost normal on the Eurostar and Thalys networks, while disruption is expected on the Lyria lines (1 train out of 2). Once again, Intercités traffic will be the...

This Monday 14 May, the 17th day of strike action on the SNCF network, looks set to be extremely disruptive. On average, the rail company should be able to operate a third of its TGV services. In detail, SNCF expects 1 train out of 2 on the East axis, 2 out of 5 on the Atlantic axis and 1 out of 2 on the East axis.

Wednesday 9 May marks the 16th day of strike action on the SNCF network. The railway company should be able to run half of its TGV operations on average. In detail, SNCF expects 3 trains out of 4 on the East axis, 1 out of 2 on the Atlantic and South-East axes, and...

On this first day of strike action following the resignation of Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac, the airline is expected to record its lowest cancellation rate since the strike began in February. In fact, Air France expects to operate almost 85% of its flight schedule this Monday 7 May. Almost all of these -...

On Friday 4 May, the majority of Air France employees said "no" to the proposed wage agreement launched by the CEO of Air France-KLM in an attempt to end the strike action. All Air France employees were asked to respond to the question "In order to achieve a positive outcome to the current dispute, are you in favour of...

Friday 4 May 2018 is marked by a new day of mobilisation within SNCF. The strike will lead to the cancellation of one TGV out of 2, and 2 Intercités out of 3. Internationally, 4 out of 5 trains should be maintained on Friday on the Eurostar network, compared with 2 out of 5 on Lyria. Traffic on the Thalys network, on the other hand, will be almost normal. As for...

This Thursday 3 May sees the start of another round of strikes, both on the SNCF network and at Air France. On the rail network, SNCF expects to operate half of its scheduled TGV services. Internationally, 3 out of 5 trains should be able to accommodate business travellers. The Lyria network (2 trains out of...

The standoff continues at Air France, where the referendum announced by the company's management began at 10am on 26 April. This electronic consultation will be open until 6 p.m. on May 4. "To ensure a positive outcome to the current dispute, are you in favour of the pay deal proposed on 16...

A third of TGV services are expected to be operational this Tuesday 24 April, due to the SNCF strike. The Intercités network will suffer the same fate, while half of operations are expected on the international network. The SNCF is predicting little disruption to traffic, particularly on the Eurostar network - with 4 out of 5 trains...

Tuesday 24 April saw further disruption due to the strike at Air France. The strike is being followed by 27.8 % of pilots, 19.2 % of cabin crew and 4.4 % of ground staff. Air France is expected to operate almost 75 % of its flight schedule. The...

The week begins with another strike day: on Monday 23 April, 28.1 % pilots, 19.6 % cabin crew and 13 % ground staff are on strike at Air France. Air France therefore plans to operate an average of 75% of its flight schedule. The network...

With another day of strikes disrupting SNCF operations on 19 April, 1 TGV in 3 should be running today. International business travellers should be moderately affected, as 3 out of 4 trains are expected to run on these routes to and from neighbouring countries. Traffic is almost normal on...

Business travellers are resigned to the strike. At least that's what Traveldoo thinks, based on a study published on 13 April. According to the travel management company, the French are used to strikes, which would explain why only 50 % of them postponed their April trip. This type of situation...