THE NEWS AT NOON. SNCF strike, disappearance of Lucie, new destinations from Montpellier… what you need to remember

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Retrouvez les informations sélectionnées par Midi Libre ce jeudi 15 février 2024 à la mi-journée.

News of the day

Strike of SNCF controllers. A thousand trains should be canceled between this Thursday, February 15, at 8 p.m., and Monday, February 19 at 8 hours. The SNCF provides "exceptional compensation", for those who are unable to travel. Customers will automatically receive, within one month, a code giving the right to 50% off a future trip, provided you book it within 30 days. No additional steps are required.

This "strong measure"in the words of the TGV and Intercités director, Alain Krakovitc, is however well below the compensation received during the end-of-year holiday strike in 2022 which amounted to 200% of the price of the reserved tickets between December 23 and 26.

And also…

Disturbing disappearance of Lucie, 16 years old. While the teenager disappeared from the family home on the night of Sunday February 4, 2024, in Vavincourt in the Meuse, a mysterious letter was discovered in her parents' mailbox . "Mom it’s Lucie, I’m fine and I’m safe", it was written.

New destinations. Montpellier Méditerranée airport and Transavia have just announced the&# 39;opening of two lines towards Constantine in Algeria and Rabat in Morocco. These flights will take place twice a week starting July 2.

The Paris Olympics in the Seine, a false good idea ? None of the 14 Parisian water sampling points has reached a sufficient level of quality in 2023. In the event of heavy rain this summer, there is a real risk of seeing competitions postponed or even canceled. The promise of one day swimming in the Seine is not yet a reality.

Practical info

Dematerialized driving license. Now available in France since Wednesday, February 14, the dematerialized driving license is available on the France Identity application. Once the application is installed, you must start by scanning your identity card then go through the government platform. My points allowed. There, you must then download a restricted information statement (RIR). This document contains a QR Code which must then be scanned via the France Idété application. 

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