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Old January 28th, 2009, 04:50 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default French general strike

On the 29th there will be a general transportation strike. The post
offices will probably be closed as well. For the Metro this is what is
predicted:

Lines 1 and 14: Normal service
Lines 4 and 13: 1 out 4 trains
Line 11: 2 out of 3 trains
Lines 3, 5, 6, 7, 7 bis, 9, 10 et 12 : 1 train out of 2
Lines: 2, 3 bis et 8 : 1 train sur 3


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Old January 28th, 2009, 08:42 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default French general strike

General strike means more than post office and trains...

a écrit dans le message de
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On the 29th there will be a general transportation strike. The post
offices will probably be closed as well. For the Metro this is what is
predicted:

Lines 1 and 14: Normal service
Lines 4 and 13: 1 out 4 trains
Line 11: 2 out of 3 trains
Lines 3, 5, 6, 7, 7 bis, 9, 10 et 12 : 1 train out of 2
Lines: 2, 3 bis et 8 : 1 train sur 3


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Old January 29th, 2009, 10:18 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default only 30 mn delays in the airports CDG and ORY

not shure of it is due to the fog or the strike...........

strike of public people ( mostly the ones which strike )
has very low inpact

its more to sustain the french attitudes like the "berêt" and the "baguette"

so we have the "strike" for the tourists to enjoy the french revolutionary
theatre (:-)

they believe that for all problems, the "rich" are the one which should pay



a écrit dans le message de news:
...
On the 29th there will be a general transportation strike. The post
offices will probably be closed as well. For the Metro this is what is
predicted:

Lines 1 and 14: Normal service
Lines 4 and 13: 1 out 4 trains
Line 11: 2 out of 3 trains
Lines 3, 5, 6, 7, 7 bis, 9, 10 et 12 : 1 train out of 2
Lines: 2, 3 bis et 8 : 1 train sur 3


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Old January 29th, 2009, 07:28 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default only 30 mn delays in the airports CDG and ORY

That's hard to believe. CDG only delaying people half an hour? Can't
be.

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Old January 29th, 2009, 08:16 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default only 30 mn delays in the airports CDG and ORY

You're right.
CDG is hell.
We are ashamed of it, despite the TV propaganda.

"erilar" a écrit dans le message de
...
That's hard to believe. CDG only delaying people half an hour? Can't
be.

--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar)

You can't reason with someone whose first line of argument is
that reason doesn't count. --Isaac Asimov

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Old January 31st, 2009, 08:49 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default only 30 mn delays in the airports CDG and ORY

says martin the big traveller from his couch.


"Martin" a écrit dans le message de
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On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:28:04 -0600, erilar
wrote:

That's hard to believe. CDG only delaying people half an hour? Can't
be.


Time you got over it. All airports delay people.
--

Martin




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Old January 31st, 2009, 12:38 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default French general strike

On 28 jan, 17:50, wrote:
*On the 29th there will be a general transportation strike. The post
offices will probably be closed as well. For the Metro this is what is
predicted:

Lines 1 and 14: Normal service
Lines 4 and 13: 1 out 4 trains
Line 11: 2 out of 3 trains
Lines 3, 5, 6, 7, 7 bis, 9, 10 et 12 : 1 train out of 2
Lines: 2, 3 bis et 8 : 1 train sur 3

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http://www.lemonde.fr/archives/artic...1147937_0.html

Despite the disruptions there was no total blocade and chaos because
of the "service minimum" law in transports imposed by Sarkozy last
year like in the other european countries.
Now, there should be roughly at least 1/3 of trafic assured on crucial
routes. Nevertheless there was no international night train during 1
night :

TRANSPORTS

Sur la partie nord du RER B, 35 % du trafic était assuré.

Dans les aéroports d'Orly et Roissy, le trafic long-courrier ne devait
pas être perturbé mais les vols enregistraient des retards de 30
minutes à une heure en raison de la grève mais aussi du brouillard.
35% des vols à Orly ont été annulés préventivement par les compagnies
et 12% à Roissy. Environ 15% des contrôleurs aériens étaient en grève.

En Ile-de-France, le trafic était meilleur qu'attendu à la RATP, avec
75 % des métros et 85 % des bus. En moyenne, entre trois rames sur
quatre et une rame sur deux circulaient. Sur les lignes 1, 4, 7bis,
11, 13 et 14, le trafic était normal. Selon la CGT, le taux de
grévistes à la RATP s'élèvait à 48 % chez les conducteurs du métro et
à 97 % chez ceux des RER A et B.

Mais de très fortes perturbations ont affecté les RER, notamment sur
la ligne A (un train sur cinq) et le tronçon sud du RER B (deux trains
en circulation). Sur la partie nord du RER B, 35 % du trafic était
assuré. Le RER C fonctionnait à 35 % sur la partie nord et 50 % sur la
partie sud, le D à 35 % et le E à 65 %.

Pour le trafic ferroviaire, la grève a été suivie par 36,7% des agents
selon la direction, et 41% selon la CGT. Il y a eu plus de trains que
prévu sur le Transilien (Paris-Nord, Montparnasse et Saint-Lazare), en
Lorraine et dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Plus de 60% des TGV ont
circulé, 50% des Transilien (au lieu de 45% prévus) et 40% des TER,
aucun TGV province-province n'a fonctionné. Aucun train de nuit, sur
les réseaux national et international, ne circulera dans la nuit de
jeudi à vendredi.

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Old February 1st, 2009, 03:30 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default French general strike

Didier Meurgues posts:
http://www.lemonde.fr/archives/artic...1147937_0.html

...
TRANSPORTS

Sur la partie nord du RER B, 35 % du trafic était assuré.

Dans les aéroports d'Orly et Roissy, le trafic long-courrier ne devait
pas être perturbé mais les vols enregistraient des retards de 30
minutes à une heure en raison de la grève mais aussi du brouillard.
35% des vols à Orly ont été annulés préventivement par les compagnies
et 12% à Roissy. Environ 15% des contrôleurs aériens étaient en grève.


At the Orly and Roissy [i.e. CDG] airports, long-distance traffic
should not have been affected, but flight delays from 30 minutes
to an hour were recorded because of the strike and also fog.
35% of flights were canceled by the airlines as a precaution at Orly,
and 12% at Roissy. About 15% of air traffic controllers were on strike.

En Ile-de-France, le trafic était meilleur qu'attendu à la RATP, avec
75 % des métros et 85 % des bus. En moyenne, entre trois rames sur
quatre et une rame sur deux circulaient. Sur les lignes 1, 4, 7bis,
11, 13 et 14, le trafic était normal. Selon la CGT, le taux de
grévistes à la RATP s'élèvait à 48 % chez les conducteurs du métro et
à 97 % chez ceux des RER A et B.


In Ile-de-France (the Paris region), service was better than expected
on the RATP, with 75% of Metro trains and 85% of buses. On average,
between 3/4 and 1/2 of the trains were operating. On lines 1, 4, 7-bis,
11, 13, and 14, traffic was normal. According to the CGT (the union),
the rate of strikers on the RATP rose to 48% among Metro drivers and
97% on RER lines A and B.

Mais de très fortes perturbations ont affecté les RER, notamment sur
la ligne A (un train sur cinq) et le tronçon sud du RER B (deux trains
en circulation). Sur la partie nord du RER B, 35 % du trafic était
assuré. Le RER C fonctionnait à 35 % sur la partie nord et 50 % sur la
partie sud, le D à 35 % et le E à 65 %.


But the RER was very strongly disrupted, notably on Line A (one train
out of five) and the south part of Line B (two trains operating).
On the north part of RER Line B, 35% of service was provided. Line C
operated at 35% on the north part and 50% on the south part; D, at 35%;
and E, at 65%.

Pour le trafic ferroviaire, la grève a été suivie par 36,7% des agents
selon la direction, et 41% selon la CGT. Il y a eu plus de trains que
prévu sur le Transilien (Paris-Nord, Montparnasse et Saint-Lazare), en
Lorraine et dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Plus de 60% des TGV ont
circulé, 50% des Transilien (au lieu de 45% prévus) et 40% des TER,
aucun TGV province-province n'a fonctionné. Aucun train de nuit, sur
les réseaux national et international, ne circulera dans la nuit de
jeudi à vendredi.


As to railway services, 36.7% of agents joined the strike according to
the management, and 41% according to the union. There were more trains
than expected on the Transilien (Ile-de-France services) at Paris Nord,
Montparnasse, and St-Lazare stations, and in Lorraine and the Nord -
Pas-de-Calais district. Over 60% of TGVs were running, 50% of Transilien
trains (rather than 45% as expected), and 40% of TER (regional) trains.
There were no province-to-province TGVs (i.e. those not serving Paris)
operating, and no night trains operated Thursday night on either the
national or international networks.

A quick translation by:
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Mark Brader, Toronto, C unions never strike!

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