Tiphaine Dubard // Photo credit: Frederick M. Brown / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP 6:56 a.m., February 16, 2024
With the SNCF controllers' strike announced for this weekend, more than a million travelers are impacted. With one in two TGVs, many have to find a fallback solution to avoid canceling their vacation. A boon for transport companies.
The transport giant Flixbus has something to rub its hands with. He is one of the big winners of this strike at the SNCF. With the announcement of the controllers' strike, many journeys are sold out, according to its spokesperson, Charles Billiard: In terms of reservations, we are on an increase of between 15 and 20% for this weekend compared to this that we expected for this period,” he explains.
Attract new customers
Where there are places left, the prices soar. 89 euros for a Paris-Grenoble this Friday, three times more than for the same journey next week. Another big winner from this strike is air transport. According to the comparator Liligo, searches for domestic flights on its platform have exploded. Plus 120% for Montpellier and up to 2,000% for Biarritz.
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For carpooling platforms, it’s the same observation. At the leader Blablacar, reservations have doubled. A way for the company to attract new customers. “It gives you the opportunity to try carpooling, especially as a driver and then we continue, we are convinced by the savings and the social aspect of carpooling,” explains its spokesperson. In total, a million travelers are affected by the strike this weekend.