In the 1930s, plans were made to build an airport right in the middle of the capital, in front of the Eiffel Tower! It would have made a great landing spot, but for logistical reasons, the project was quickly abandoned.
A new festival is coming to the Paris region, in a pair of unusual locations where you'd expect to be on a plane rather than admiring artistic performances: Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports. See you from July 14 to August 19, 2023!
The Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport is invaded by “clandestine wrappers” wrapping your luggage for a lesser cost but illegally. Do not let yourselves be appealed by their attractive rates, their “services” are not licensed and your bags could be denied.
Because of border restrictions, Paris Orly airport closes its terminal 4 until further notice. For the record, the terminal has been shut already back in November and December 2020.
The French government has asked Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport to give up on their new terminal construction project that was in contradiction with the State’s environmental goals and was unjustified as the air traffic has been dramatically decreasing.
The International Civil Aviation Organization has released a series of health guidelines in order to relaunch the air sector safely. Careful, non-surgical clothes facemasks are not allowed before boarding. The only masks authorized are disposable surgical masks.
French health minister said saliva tests will soon be available in airports in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus with the arrival of travelers coming from countries at risk.
