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The strike lands in the busiest autumn week
Pilot and cabin crew unions in France have called a five-day nationwide walkout timed to the start of the Toussaint school holidays in October, The Local France reports. That is a school holiday week, so flights are full and spare seats are rare. Check your airline's official site for cancellations and rebooking rules, and keep dates flexible if the trip allows it. On short routes a train can cover, a rail ticket removes the risk entirely.
Cross-Channel rail is not an immediate fix. Eurostar has held its monopoly on Channel tunnel passenger trains since 1994, and rival operators are preparing to enter the market, but the rail experts questioned by The Local France gave predictions about cheaper tickets rather than confirmed fares. Do not build a trip around savings that are not on sale yet.
What else changes in France in October
The October roundup lists new tenant rules, a big rise in gas prices and further planned nationwide strikes. The fuel rise lands hardest on drivers arriving from Germany, Belgium or the Netherlands. Motorway filling stations charge the highest prices on your route, so filling up before a long autoroute leg is the cheap habit.
Wildfire alert in the south
Three départements in southern France went on red alert on 21 September, with a very high risk of forest fires during continued hot, dry weather, according to The Local France. If your route runs through Provence or the French Riviera, check the day's alert level before any inland drive.
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