French rail operator SNCF announced on Friday that only around 50-60 percent of high-speed TGV trains will run this weekend from Friday December 20th to Sunday 22nd. SNCF said they were expecting to transport around 850,000 people around France this weekend on TGV trains - some 53 percent of those who initially booked tickets. She said she expected between 60 and 70 percent of SNCF trains drivers to be on strike over the weekend. Unions were clear where they think the blame lied for the Christmas travel misery. In some good news for passengers SNCF said they would be able to guarantee that almost all low-cost Ouigo trains.

Source: The Local December 17, 2019 15:04 UTC