National strike on 13 February in Belgium: TUI fly Belgium diverts flights to France and The Netherlands
Belgian trade unions have called a national strike on 13 February after disagreement on a framework wage agreement for the next two years. The...
Corsair flight from Martinique to Paris diverts to Lajes, Azores, after captain becomes ill over the Atlantic
First officer took control immediately and declared 'mayday' before landing safely on the Portuguese island
With seven aircraft in its fleet – four Airbus A330s...
Two flights to Madeira diverted to the Canary Islands due to strong winds
Because of strong winds reaching 66 km/h on Madeira island, two flights operated by TUI fly (Germany) and Transavia France diverted respectively to Lanzarote...
Emergency evacuation on Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 after smoke was detected
On 25 August, a Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800 (CN-RNP) operated flight AT750 between Casablanca, Morocco and Paris Orly, France. According to preliminary reports,...
La Compagnie to fly its first Airbus A321neo LR through France and to Budapest
Between 20 and 23 May, La Compagnie will fly its first Airbus A321neo LR registered F-HBUZ through France and to Budapest.The business airline has...
Twice bad luck in two days for an Air France Airbus A318
On 21 January, an Air France Airbus A318-100 (registered F-GUGP) operated domestic flight AF7470 from Paris Orly to Perpignan, France. During take-off, the aircraft...
PSG star team lands at Ostend-Bruges Airport for tonight’s game against Club Brugge, but was this charter necessary?
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsThe arrival of the stars of the French football team PSG, playing tonight against Belgian team Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League, has...
Corsair forced to axe flights between Paris Orly and Dakar as Air Sénégal takes over the route
From 31 January 2019, Corsair is forced to suspend its seven weekly flights between Paris Orly and Dakar in favour of Air Sénégal. The...
Air Caraïbes Airbus A330 returns to St Martin after an engine explosion during take-off
Air Caraïbes flight TX 527 from Saint-Martin to Paris Orly on Tuesday 28 December had to interrupt its flight after a left-hand engine explosion...
A wild but not so shy fox is stealing the show at Paris Orly airport
While airport staff is used of wildlife like rabbits or stray cats that are spending the night on the tarmac or taxiways at Paris...
To avoid a flight cancellation, Air France flight departs, leaving fifty passengers stranded at Pointe-à-Pitre
On 3 September, the captain of Air France flight AF793 from Pointe-à-Pitre to Paris Orly decided to take-off before the end of the embarkation....
Big change at Paris-Orly: official opening of the new Orly 3 building
On April 18, 2019, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and Elisabeth Borne, Minister for Ecological Transition, in charge of Transport, officially opened the new Orly...
Air France Airbus A319 sustains nose gear damage during push-back
On 21 August, an Air France Airbus 319 (registered F-GRHY) was getting ready for flight AF7540 from Paris Orly, France to Algiers, Algeria, but...
It’s no longer Paris Orly-South or Orly-West, it’s now Orly 1-2-3-4 single terminal
All change at Paris-Orly: the first stage of the new single terminal Orly 1-2-3-4On April 16, a new building will open at Paris-Orly airport,...
[Coronavirus] Paris Orly closes, all the remaining operations of Paris at Charles-de-Gaulle
On 25 March, Aéroports de Paris announced it would close Paris Orly Airport due to the COVID-19 outbreak, effective 31 March. All the remaining...
Strike at French airports: dozens of flights cancelled
Several French airports, including Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and Paris Orly, are affected this weekend by new strikes for wages, with cancellations and possible delays one...
La Compagnie’s first Airbus A321neo makes inaugural transatlantic flight: from Paris Orly to Newark
The first single-aisle A321neo destined for La Compagnie, an exclusively business-class French airline operating scheduled transatlantic flights, will commence transatlantic services on 6 June...
Air Sénégal to launch nine new destinations, including flights to Paris
On 4 October, Air Sénégal announced to launch not less than nine new destinations. The Senegalese airline will fly directly to following cities: Abidjan,...
La Compagnie resumes flights from New York to Paris and Nice and launches 2 new routes from New York to Tel Aviv and to Milan
The wait is nearly over - with the announcement of the travel ban lift for U.S. residents - La Compagnie is pleased to announce...
Smoke in the cockpit: Air France Hop! Bombardier CRJ-1000 diverts to Toulouse, France
On 26 June, a HOP! Bombardier CRJ-1000 (F-HMLH) was operating domestic flight AF7464 from Perpignan to Paris Orly, France. While climbing to 26,000 feet,...