Paris: The French civil aviation authority has ordered airlines to cancel 70 percent of flights at Paris Orly airport on Saturday and Sunday because of a strike by air traffic controllers. The cancellations will affect commercial flights from 0400 GMT Saturday through to late Sunday, the DGAC authority said. The strike comes as France’s second … Read more
Commercial aircraft cruise at 30,000 to 40,000 feet altitude (Representational) A man was discovered Thursday hidden in the landing gear compartment of a commercial aircraft that flew into Paris from Algeria with severe hypothermia but alive, French authorities said. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was found during technical checks after the Air … Read more
A Nicaragua-bound plane with mostly Indian passengers was grounded at an airport in France three days ago. Representational Image/Stock Paris: A Nicaragua-bound flight carrying 303 passengers, mostly Indians, was allowed to resume its journey on Monday after three days of grounding by the French authorities at an airport near Paris over suspected “human trafficking”, according … Read more