While the health pass should become compulsory in “long-distance transport” at the beginning of August, the SNCF indicates that “massive controls” will be reinforced on board.
Invited to the microphone of RTL, the general president of SNCF Voyageurs, Christophe Fanichet, ensures that "these massive checks will be of several types: at the platform before boarding, on board and even when disembarking the train, a bit like for tickets train ”.
“A traveler can therefore be checked at three points during his journey.
To sum up: we will carry out checks everywhere and at any time, ”he warns.
First checks "by August 5 or 6"
The boss of the SNCF also specifies that the obligation of the famous health pass attesting to the double vaccination of the passenger or a negative test, will come into force when the government has given "its signal start", that is to say probably "early August", after the adoption of the bill in Parliament.
The first checks could then take place "after the first big weekend of crossover," or "August 5 or 6," says the CEO.
Read also Covid-19: controls, tolerance, routes concerned ... how will the health pass apply in trains?
While waiting for the fateful date, Christophe Fanichet affirms that the SNCF continues its preparatory work, ensuring that the priority remains that "all French people can go on vacation in all serenity".
"We will guarantee all trains from all our stations," he said, adding that "750 trains leave every day".
For the time being, “400,000 travelers” must take the TGV lines this summer to reach their vacation spot.
Always respecting barrier gestures: “in May, we said a ticket, a mask.
At the beginning of August, it's a ticket, a mask and a health pass, ”summarizes the CEO.
