Guest of "La France Bouge", Monday on Europe 1, the CEO of SNCF Voyageurs Christophe Fanichet announced a gradual increase in the SNCF transport plan to adapt to the end of inter-regional travel restrictions.

"Almost all trains" will run for "the big weekends in May," he said. 

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"The French want to move and our only objective is to support them in this desire", insists Christophe Fanichet.

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, Monday on Europe 1, the CEO of SNCF Voyageurs detailed how the supply of trains would gradually increase as soon as the inter-regional travel restrictions linked to Covid-19 end, to reach a almost normal at the time of the Ascension and Pentecost bridges. 

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"We have reopened all of our sales"

“Today, you have about 4 TGVs out of 10 running, one Intercité in two and 8 TERs out of 10”, explains the manager. "From May 3, we are raising this transport offer so that the French can travel where they want," he says. "By May 7, we will have 8 TGVs out of 10, then practically all of our trains on the big weekends in May."  

Tickets for these journeys can already be booked, according to Christophe Fanichet.

"When the Prime Minister made his announcements on the mobility of the French [the end of the 10km perimeter for travel,

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], we reopened all of our sales," he explains.

"All trains are already displayed, you can book all your trips, including those for July and August." 

Tickets can always be canceled up to three days before departure

But do the French have enough confidence to make reservations when there are still unknowns, such as the precise date for the reopening of shops, bars and restaurants?

"We are starting to see a stir. Yesterday, we sold 150,000 train tickets, it is starting again very slowly," replied the CEO of SNCF Voyageurs, specifying that all reserved journeys can always be canceled free of charge up to three days before departure. . 

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As for the prices applied, "all the destinations are today at very low prices", assures Christophe Fanichet, promising new "great offers" from June 1. The manager also indicates that all summer trips booked are booked with an assigned place: "There will be no overbooking."