“Will the 100 km rule disappear on June 2? It all depends on that, Luc Bereni, the chairman of the board of Air Corsica, told us yesterday. Orly’s closure only lasts as long as travel is restricted. ”
Apparently he had just seen.
In Orly, the sky is clear
Edouard Philippe, this afternoon, announced, among all the measures taken for the 2nd phase of the confinement, that the rule of 100 kms would become ancient history.
And at the same time, the Aéroports De Paris group was announcing that Paris-Orly Airport, which had been under bell since March 31, would resume commercial passenger flights on June 26.
Resumption in June, during the summer, in the fall?
For the past few weeks, conflicting information has been leaking, plunging airlines and airports into utter confusion.
Now the area is fixed, and no longer needs to navigate on sight.
Just like holidaymakers, who see it more clearly on their vacation prospects.
Take off from Orly, but for what destinations?
One thing, though, is surprising.
If Air Corsica saw the 100km limit as a major hurdle, it was rightly not the only uncertainty hovering over Orly’s reopening.
A fortnight ago, in Challenges magazine, ADP Group CEO Edward Arkwright explained why they were considering the fall …
“Obviously we would like Orly to reopen as soon as possible,” said Edward Arkwright. “But for that, there would have to be enough traffic. However, there is still no visibility on the level of recovery.” flights that will depend on both passenger demand, but also on the pace of reopening borders in Europe and internationally, presumably much later.
It would make no economic and financial sense to restart a platform the size of Orly, which normally accommodates between 80,000 and 100,000 passengers for just a few flights. “
Apparently, that fear has been lifted.
Which bodes well for the future, in the event that this means that ADP has little doubt about the reopening of international borders.
A question that Edouard Philippe left unanswered this afternoon.
Unless the airlines, very upset with the airport management, and the government, rather inclined to encourage a quick opening, have finally managed to be convincing enough …
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