On the occasion of the reopening of Orly airport on Friday, the CEO of the ADP group, Augustin de Romanet, expressed his wish to see traffic resume. Only 74 flights are planned today, against 600 usually, and the recovery will only be very gradual: in July, only 200 daily flights are planned, a minor part of the normal offer. “The return to normal could occur between 2023 and 2025Added the businessman, recalling that the big foreign countries, like China or the United States, remained on their guard.
«Most shops also reopen in Orly“Said the CEO. This summer, the ADP executive hopes that there will be “no queuesIn airports, to avoid any risk of contamination. Limiting the number of passengers should make it easier. “Each member of the airport community has at heart the desire that the restart of Orly airport is going on in the best conditions“, He congratulated himself.
In addition, the wearing of a mask should remain compulsory on airplanes and at airports, and if temperature taking is not compulsory, a temperature detection has been implemented on the arrival of Parisian platforms, in order to verify passenger fever. In the event of a positive result, a PCR test is offered to the individual concerned. “Very few cases“Positive were noted at Charles-de-Gaulle, said the leader.
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«I do not exclude measures concerning employment»
The future of the ADP group, however, looks complicated. If privatization seems for the moment put aside – the Minister of Economy “considers that this is no longer relevant“Said Augustin de Romanet – a 450 million euro savings plan and a reorganization of the entire company will be rolled out in the coming weeks. Investments will also be half as large as expected, going from one billion to 450 million euros per year, because “perspectives have changed».
The question of potential job cuts is not yet settled, the CEO remaining cautious on this point. However, he warned that he would not back down from his responsibilities and would be ready to discuss with union representatives on this point.in the coming weeks». «I do not effectively exclude measures that relate to employment“, He said, adding that his goal was”Maximize solutions that avoid job losses». «We have teams that can be retrained […] in more modern techniques that relate to their profession“, He cited as an example.
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