ESSENTIAL LIVE
The standoff over pension reform is just beginning. In the aftermath of Thursday's big strike, which brought together hundreds of thousands of protesters across France, many disruptions are still to be expected in transport on Friday. Follow this second day of mobilization live on Europe 1.
The three infos to remember
>> The strike against pension reform continues at SNCF and RATP
>> Train traffic will be very disrupted, as public transport in the Paris region
>> The situation on the roads could be more complicated than Thursday
Traffic still very disturbed at the SNCF, many canceled flights
SNCF traffic will be "still very disturbed" on Friday, with 90% canceled TGVs as well as 70% of TER links. Regarding the TER, the "30% of traffic on average" promised in circulation will be "essentially" provided by alternative coaches, indicates the direction. TER traffic will therefore be slightly better on average than Thursday, where 20% of the links were insured. To carry out TER traffic on Friday, there will be a total of 1,755 coaches and 490 trains in circulation, indicates the direction. For high-speed trains, the SNCF plans one in ten trains in circulation on the East, North and South-East axes, as well as one out of six trains on the Atlantic axis and for Ouigo trains. There will be no cross-border TGV (province-province).
The airline sector will once again be affected. Air France has announced the cancellation of 30% of its domestic flights and nearly 10% of its medium-haul flights on Friday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) earlier asked airlines to reduce by 20% their flight program for Friday, as Thursday already, for Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, Beauvais, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux.
Public transport still highly impacted in Île-de-France
In Ile-de-France, traffic to RATP will still be very disrupted, the strike has been renewed until Monday. Like Thursday, there will be no metro on lines 2, 3, 3bis, 5, 6, 7bis, 10, 11, 12 and 13, said the RATP in a statement, while a RER A on two and one out of three RER Bs will only operate at peak times.
>> READ OUT - Strike: all you need to know to get around Paris Friday
Inquiry on road traffic
One of the main questions for Friday is the state of road traffic. Thursday, many users had anticipated the strike, some favoring teleworking or taking days off. But will traffic be so fluid? For traffic forecasts, you can use Waze or Google Maps, or websites such as infotrafic.com, viamichelin.fr, or sytadin.fr.