Flew in on thursday the 15th of Nov, a real mess at CDG, no RER and no Air France bus 4 from Term 2 to city. Why, because the bus filled up at term 1 and no one told the staff at term 2 that they were not coming over. Ended up taking a taxi from CDG to place de Rebublic for about 43E.
Now it is the 18th and still no Metro and RER. Taxis are getting harder to get, and are expensive we have been told back to the airport. Hotel is saying you can reserve one for 150E to make sure you get out.
The general public does not support the strike, they see the Metro and train workers as spoiled.
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Was in Paris for 3 nights in mid Oct, and there was a 1 day strike affected 2 Metro lines and buses. Enough to cause minor chaos in a few attractions. Porte Champerret metro was closed and I had to walked to Porte Maillot. For that day, I had to walk 4kms in Paris, eventually, after a day%26#39;s walking (Paris is suitable for walking tour), returned to hotel with such relief bcos were informed of more strikes coming in Nov. I guess this is the worst of all strikes.
According of a sales girl who said that the strike was to protest the President%26#39;s policy to extend retirement age from 55 to 60. This policy affected those civil servants, which angered public transport union workers.
Such demonstration is hurting the tourism industry, bcos not only metro trains are closed, even those attractions have to close. Some workers could not even get to work.
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