Airlines told to cut Paris flights amid snow warnings
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A new winter episode disrupts transport this weekend. Faced with the risks of snow and ice announced on Sunday morning, the air authorities requested a significant reduction in traffic in Roissy and Orly, while several departments are placed in orange alert.
The French Authority ordered a reduction in air traffic by up to 30 per cent. This applies to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport on Sunday until 4 p.m. and Paris-Orly until 2 p.m., according to a statement published on Saturday. Travellers should check flights with their airlines.The reason for the measure is the threat of snowfall and the smoothness associated with the low temperatures, the Authority said. Even on the roads of Paris, according to …
The French authorities asked the airlines to reduce their flight schedule at the two major airports in Paris, Roissy/Charles de Gaulle and Orly, by between 20% and 30% tomorrow, due to the alert of snow and ice in the Paris region.
The Directorate-General for Civil Aviation has asked airlines "to reduce their programme of flights by 30% at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. and by 20% at Paris-Orly airport between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.".
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