SNCF: TGV subscribers will be compensated after the strikes against the pension reform – Economy

The SNCF will compensate TGV subscribers after the numerous strikes against the pension reform which have taken place in recent months, explains Le Parisien. These are “twenty thousand” customers who are concerned.

SNCF Voyageurs will send “to all holders of a Max Actif + / Max Actif subscription” a reduction “of 50% on the monthly payment for June”, she announced in an email sent to several user associations. last week. These subscription holders, unlike occasional travellers, do not benefit from compensation in the event of the cancellation of their train.

An application to be submitted between June 1 and June 30

In addition, subscribers to a monthly or weekly “LGV package” – allowing unlimited travel on a specific line – will receive “between 15 and 20% of the amount of their package depending on the months affected by the strikes, and this until 50% if three monthly packages are impacted”, is it explained in this email relayed by our colleagues. They will have to file a claim for compensation between June 1 and June 30.

The Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, has already announced, last week, compensation for regular users of Intercity trains. Travelers who have taken out a subscription “in the months of January, February, March or April” will be compensated “up to 50% of its cost”. And those who make at least five round trips on the same journey, between January and April, will receive 100 euros.