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After the presentation of the next TGV M trains a month ago, SNCF lifted the veil on the first renovated Ouigo train, called "Tango", at the Gare de Lyon on Thursday morning. Gone are the flashy pink and blue colours so typical of the low-cost service launched by the SNCF in 2013....

Transavia will have 87 aircraft in its fleet from July, according to an announcement by its management. This represents 12 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft compared with the 2024 summer season. According to the airline's management, this expansion will result in more frequencies and around ten new routes. The...

What are the traffic results for 2024 and what is the outlook for 2025? Anthony Martin - Paris-Beauvais is characterised by very dynamic traffic after the Covid years. In fact, we have seen growth of over 64% since 2019. Last year, Paris-Beauvais welcomed 6.56 million passengers, up 16.3%...

What is the impact of the recent increase in the solidarity tax that came into force on March 1? Réginald Otten - It's still early to judge the impact of this tax because it has only just come into force. We're not happy about it, we're against it, and we've been very critical of the risks it entails...

Volotea's summer 2025 season in France is characterised by a high number of new intra-Hexagon routes. Even if some regional routes have disappeared, such as the flights between Lyon and Caen or between Strasbourg and Biarritz and Montpellier. On the other hand, the carrier is back after a four-year absence...

We know that Ryanair's very low fares are more than made up for by all the ancillary services, dearly sold to passengers. A passenger who buys a ticket for €35 one way, for example, could end up paying up to €100 more depending on the options or a...

The two new routes unveiled by easyJet on Tuesday will make their debut on 27 October. They will enable business travellers to reach two business destinations from Nantes. These are Madrid and Budapest. The Spanish capital will be served every Monday and Friday. As will Hungary's main airport. EasyJet will be the only airline...

From 9 July, Bordeaux airport will have a new flight to Toulon. Transavia is planning two flights a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Air France's low-cost subsidiary is of course banking on leisure customers, but business travellers could also contribute to the success of this new flight. The harbour of...

Transavia is used to a light-hearted approach to communication which often has a positive effect on social networks, but this time it has opted for a bad buzz... The fault lies with a surcharge applied after booking, which is causing - at the very least - incomprehension among its French customers. Accustomed to...

Whether you like Ryanair or not, the Irish ultra-low-cost carrier is Europe's leading airline: 197.1 million passengers carried in 2024, 94 bases in 37 European countries, 237 destinations and 610 aircraft. Its success is reflected in the load factor of its aircraft: 92% in the third quarter of its financial year...

François Bayrou unleashed his first 49.3 on the 2025 budget on Monday 3 February in the National Assembly. With the rejection of two motions of censure tabled on 5 February, France's 2025 budget has finally been adopted. It still has to go through the Senate, however, but it is unlikely that any major changes will be made to the...

It's a bad move for Orly with Ryanair! After announcing that it had received the go-ahead for daily flights from Paris to Bratislava and Bergamo, the ultra-low-cost airline seems to have given up on landing at the southern hub of Paris. According to various sources, the airline's CEO, Michael...

It's going to be a busy summer for Transavia. The Air France subsidiary is preparing to add several routes - ten to be precise - from the main French airports to its catalogue. Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, Nantes and Lyon are all involved in this major offensive, which will begin on 30 March with the launch of the Orly-Amsterdam flight. The KLM hub will be...

The new Toulouse-Oslo flight will make its debut on 14 June. With this seasonal route, limited to two flights a week, Norwegian is targeting leisure travellers in particular. Magnus Thome Maursund, Norwegian's Commercial Director, says: "It's always exciting to launch new routes. I'm sure that Toulouse...

Volotea's roadmap for 2025 is becoming clearer. Within a few hours of each other, the airline made two announcements aimed at French travellers. On Tuesday, the focus was on Bordeaux. Next May, the low-cost carrier will base a new aircraft (A320) there, its third, to further strengthen its offer...

Is Paris-Orly airport more attractive than ever for low-cost airlines? Last year, the hub to the south of Paris welcomed 19.81 million passengers on low-cost routes. This represents an increase of more than 18% compared with 2022. Compared with 2019, 7 million extra passengers used the airport in 2023...

It was a predictable reaction. The ultra low-cost airline Ryanair has just announced that it could drastically reduce its offer in France if the government implements its proposed law on increasing the TSBA air solidarity tax. In a press release, Ryanair urges the French government to abandon its plan to increase taxes by 260%...

On 16 December, low-cost carrier Wizz Air will inaugurate a base in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. The airline had a long-standing presence there, with its first base inaugurated in 2017. However, in March 2023, Wizz Air decided to suspend its flights for safety reasons in the face of tense security situation...

On 7 November, Volotea inaugurated two new flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to two business destinations: London and Strasbourg. The British capital will now be linked to Brest twice a week, every Thursday and Sunday. The schedule will change in April, with flights operated on Mondays and Thursdays.