Noa Moussa, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 06:07, December 26, 2022

While the Christmas weekend was marked by the strike of SNCF controllers, the train company was forced to reimburse the some 200,000 travelers who saw their train canceled.

Transport Minister Clément Beaune estimated the cost at around 100 million euros.

The Christmas weekend was punctuated by the strike of SNCF controllers with only two out of five TGVs circulating normally.

The negotiations resulted in an agreement comprising several measures.

The train company, forced to comply with their demands, is about to shell out a lot of money.

The SNCF controllers' strike forced the company to reimburse the 200,000 or so travelers who saw their train canceled this weekend.

She is 200% committed to it.

Between those who could not find a substitute train and who therefore canceled their trip, and those who managed to exchange their ticket, the Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune estimated the cost at around 100 million euros.

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The SNCF had to align itself quickly with the demands of the strikers to guarantee the circulation of trains at New Year. Measures which will weigh on the finances of a company which is not in an irreproachable economic form.

Indeed, even if the group recovered after the health crisis, in particular thanks to the help of the State shareholder, its debt was 24 billion euros at the end of the 1st half of this year.