Emirates will resume flights from Dubai to Nice from July 2nd and Lyon from July 9th, initially offering 4 flights a week to each city. The move is in line with France easing its entry requirements for visitors. The lifting of entry restrictions will enable travellers based in the UAE to visit France without the […]
Officials have unveiled plans for a new tax on all flights from airports in France. Branded as an ‘eco-tax’, the new levy is expected to raise around €180 million annually from 2020, according to transport minister, Elisabeth Borne. The amount of the tax will depend on the type of ticket being bought. Economy class tickets […]
France is under a massive public sector strike on March 22, 2018. Teachers, rail workers and air-traffic controllers took the streets of every major cities to express their disagreement with Emmanuel Macron’s reforms. The consequences on the skies of France are pretty massive: the Direction générale de l’Aviation civile (DGAC), French civil aviation authority, has […]
In order to avoid chaos and confusion among passengers who despite the news about strikes decided to keep travelling, the French Directorate General for Civil Aviation has recommended airlines to reduce the number of flights during 6th-10th of March, according to LeFigaro. Some carriers have followed DGCA’s advice and have already reduced the numbers of […]
More than 100 flights have been cancelled as French air traffic controllers strike again. Several airlines have been affected, including Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways. Ryanair said it was ‘forced’ to cancel 22 flights on Wednesday night and 72 on Thursday as a result of the 14th French ATC strike this year. The Dublin-based carrier […]
