An employee attends the inauguration driving test of the Line 15, part of the Grand Paris Express project, at the railway station of Champigny-sur-Marne near Paris, France, November 28, 2023. REUTERS/Lucien Libert/ File photo
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris's main transport operator (RATP) is doubling its hiring numbers this year as the French capital's public transport system is getting ready to be put to the test during the Olympics.
While public transport traffic usually goes 30% down in August in Paris, RATP is expecting the decline to be softened up by a visitors' increase of about 15% due to the July 26-Aug. 11 Games.
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