Europe 1 with AFP 18:46 p.m., March 15, 2023

Traffic is expected to improve at the SNCF on Thursday, the tenth day of a renewable strike against the pension reform, but it will remain disrupted with 2 TGV out of 3. As for the RATP, normal traffic is planned for metros, buses and trams, but the service will remain disrupted on lines A and B of the RER. On the air side, 20% of flights should be canceled at Paris-Orly.

On the tenth day of a renewable strike against the pension reform, traffic must improve at the SNCF this Thursday. However, it will remain disrupted with 2 TGV out of 3 and still difficulties in Ile-de-France, according to management forecasts released Wednesday. SNCF Voyageurs plans 2 TGV Inoui and Ouigo out of 3, 3 Intercités out of 5, no night train and 1 TER out of 2 on national average.

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Degraded traffic on lines D and R in the Paris region

In the Paris region, traffic will remain degraded on lines D and R with still 2 trains out of 5 on average and in particular an interruption between Châtelet-les-Halles and Gare de Lyon for the D. Three-quarters of trains must run on lines A, E and P, two-thirds on lines C, H, J, L and N, and half of the usual service for RER B.

Service will be normal on lines K, U, T4, T11 and T13. "The forecast should continue to improve slightly for Friday, March 17," management said.

Normal traffic for metros, buses and trams according to the RATP

For its part, the RATP expects normal traffic for metros, buses and trams this Thursday but the service will remain disrupted on lines A and B of the RER. There will be three out of four trains on RER line A and two-thirds of trains will run on B, according to a statement released Wednesday.

For Friday the RATP still forecasts normal traffic for the metro, buses and trams, "almost normal" on line A of the RER and "disrupted" on line B.

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The DGAC asks to cancel 20% of flights at Paris-Orly on Thursday

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) asked airlines to cancel Thursday 20% of their flights at Paris-Orly, just like Wednesday, because of a strike of air traffic controllers against the pension reform. "Despite these preventive measures, disruptions and delays are nevertheless to be expected," said Wednesday the DGAC in a statement, inviting "passengers who can to postpone their trip and inquire with their airline to know the status of their flight."

Flight cancellations for this new day of interprofessional mobilization are expected to be as numerous as for Wednesday, but less than the previous week, when they had affected, in addition to Orly and Roissy, regional airports, and concerned up to 30% of aircraft movements.