More than a million passengers took the train this weekend to go on vacation, said Minister Delegate for Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, who however reported "
minor disruptions
" to flights.
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"
All the trains, including the Ouigo, were able to run this weekend
", while the strike was avoided just before the departures on vacation, said the minister questioned on
BFMTV.
In total, "
1,500 trains over the entire weekend were able to transport more than a million passengers, almost the level of 2019,
" he said.
Call to strike
The SNCF unions, which had called for a strike this weekend on the Ouigo low-cost TGV lines, announced on Thursday the lifting of the various notices after obtaining in particular a bonus for the controllers. "
There is a strong social dialogue at the SNCF
" and "
I expect the railway workers to honor the commitments made to the government and the French,
" said Mr. Djebbari, recalling that "
this government is investing 75 billion euros over the next ten years on the rail system
”, an“
unprecedented
”
amount
.
The minister said he hoped "
that in the long term, and perhaps the opening up to competition will help, the SNCF will be normalized in its social practice
". On the air transport side, the situation is more tense with new strike notices filed for July 9 against the backdrop of discussions on wage moderation at Aéroports de Paris. On Saturday, the strike against wage cuts for employees of the ADP group, manager of the Paris airports of Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly, brought together around 200 demonstrators without causing any disruption to air traffic.
On Friday, the protest had however resulted in flight delays, with around 500 demonstrators blocking travelers at Roissy, then disrupting traffic.
"
I trust Augustin de Romanet (editor's note: the boss of ADP) and the unions
" to find a solution while discussions on wage moderation continue on Monday morning, declared Mr. Djebbari.
He recalled that "
the support of the aeronautical sector is massive
", that "
there was no forced departure from ADP
" and that the group was able to benefit from partial unemployment and "
has the means as it stands. its finances, to assume the exit of the crisis and its reconquest
”.
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In addition, "
the summer will be a little more normal on flight schedules
" which can bring "
oxygen
" to ADP, in which the State remains a major shareholder.