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“A plane packed to the rafters”: the – proven – observation made by Elsa David, Aeromexico’s sales manager in France, bodes well for the inauguration of the new Paris-Monterrey flight. This aircraft, a Dreamliner, took off from Paris-CDG on April 14th as scheduled, despite the festivities surrounding this launch – Aeromexico…

"What's clear, is clear". The ADP Group has clearly adopted the same approach in its quest to simplify the passenger journey. Above all, its managers have listened to international travellers who sometimes point to a lack of clarity: "today, several passengers, particularly international and connecting passengers, are reporting difficulties in the various assessments...

"Could do better" would certainly be what we think when we see the half-yearly results for Paris airports, published by Aéroports de Paris. Admittedly, passenger traffic continues to rise. Over the first six months of 2025, it actually stood at 51,347,180 passengers, an increase of 4.5%. Growth is being driven mainly by...

Decarbonisation, biodiversity and boosting public land transport. This has become the growth niche for the Paris airports of Orly and Roissy CDG under the leadership of the ADP/Aéroports de Paris group. In fact, the terminals as we know them today are not going to change fundamentally. There are simply a few extensions planned, which will make it possible to offer a high...

The Cité de l'Architecture in Paris is presenting a fine exhibition on the chief architect of Aéroports de Paris, Paul Andreu, until 2 June 2024. The retrospective retraces the career and work of this engineer, who became an architect in the exclusive service of Aéroports de Paris. His first project was the design of a new airport terminal in...

JetBlue won't be waiting for the first anniversary of its Paris-New York route to ramp up its services at CDG, a sign that French travellers are already looking forward to this new transatlantic experience. On 20 June, a second daily flight between JFK and CDG will give even more substance to the airline's programme, and...

EasyJet is expanding its range of services from four French airports, with a number of routes that should be of interest to business customers - provided they can adapt to limited flight frequencies. For example, the airline will be linking Grenoble to Manchester from 10 December. However, only one weekly service will be operated, on Sundays... EasyJet outlines...

Barely open to the public, the recently renovated Terminal 1 at Roissy Charles de Gaulle is temporarily hosting the operations of Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific. Since 8 December, the Chinese carrier's aircraft have been landing and departing from this terminal. Passengers will now check in at Hall 1 of Terminal...

According to figures released on 17 January by the ADP Group, total traffic at all the airports managed by the ADP Group rose by 37.2 % in 2021, with 160.0 million passengers handled. This represents 45.6 % of the Group's traffic for 2019. However, the results at...

The situation remains difficult for air traffic departing from Paris. So says the ADP Group in its latest traffic analysis. In October, the two Paris hubs of Orly and Roissy-CDG welcomed 2.3 million passengers. This represents a fall in traffic of 75.6 % compared with...

Le Bus Direct" coach services between Paris and its airports have been suspended since April. This decision follows the collapse of air transport due to the covid-19 crisis. The routes are unlikely to be resumed, according to their operator Keolis, in an announcement to AFP on Friday 14 August. Formerly known...

While the airline industry has been in the doldrums for many weeks, good news from airport operators is rare enough to merit a mention. On Tuesday, the ADP Group congratulated itself on the encouraging performance of the two Paris hubs, following the publication of the Skytrax 2020 rankings. Indeed, Paris...

More and more health measures are being taken in the airline industry, both to curb the Covid-19 pandemic and to reassure travellers. A few days ago, Air France launched systematic screening of passengers before boarding, using infrared thermometers. And back in April, Etihad Airways announced that it was testing a new technology...

Between 1 and 14 March, the estimated fall in passenger traffic and the number of aircraft movements accelerated at the Paris airports, according to ADP, with an estimated decline of 29 % for the combined traffic of the two airports. But the decline has since accelerated, with the authorities estimating that air traffic...

The total capacity of the Air France and KLM entities is now down by 90%. This measure is scheduled to last for two months, although the group will have the option of adjusting capacity as the situation develops. During this period, one of the key measures is the grounding of Air France...

In line with the IATA recommendations set out in its Resolution 753, Air France has decided to go down the road of RFID chips, with a view to improving baggage management, which is often a problem for business travellers. The airline announced on 29 July that it intends to use this new format to tag baggage...

The CDG Express will therefore not be welcoming the many foreign visitors expected for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Nor will business travellers, who are impatiently awaiting this new link between the capital and its airport... Élisabeth Borne, the French Transport Minister, made it official on 29 May: the project has been postponed until the end of the year...

It's an exercise that travel industry players regularly attempt, with varying degrees of success: ranking airports and airlines on a qualitative basis. In the shadow of Skytrax, which has established itself as the benchmark ranking, new studies are emerging. AirHelp has just unveiled its ranking, which reveals a few surprises. For example,...

Taxis and VTCs are still feeling their way around the destination. But the address should soon become a firm fixture in their repertoires, as well as those of business travellers. Since 24 February, the Melia INNSiDE Paris CDG hotel has been welcoming its first travellers, "at the foot of the runways", or almost. The contrast between the tranquillity of the 266...