https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A French border policeman will stand trial for transferring hundreds of highly confidential documents on wanted people to Moroccan secret services in exchange for luxurious holidays abroad, judicial sources told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200826/french-border-police-officer-to-stand-trial-for-selling-files-to-moroccan-secret-service Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:28:30 +0200 french-border-police-officer-to-stand-trial-for-selling-files-to-moroccan-secret-service A major programme of renovation work has been ongoing at Lille-Lesquin airport, but now airport bosses say that the terminal will have to close completely for a short period. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190722/french-airport-to-close-in-august-for-repair-work-on-main-runway Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:06:04 +0200 french-airport-to-close-in-august-for-repair-work-on-main-runway The new high-speed link between Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and the city centre will be ready for 2025 - not 2024, the French government confirmed on Wednesday, meaning there will be no need for those pesky long summer closures. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190529/charles-de-gaulle-express-train-summer-closures-on-rer-b-scrapped Wed, 29 May 2019 17:48:44 +0200 charles-de-gaulle-express-train-summer-closures-on-rer-b-scrapped Plans for a new high-speed link between Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and the city centre could be delayed further as the government prepares for a possible rethink on the project. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190513/why-paris-airport-passengers-could-be-waiting-even-longer-for-an-express-link Mon, 13 May 2019 16:54:39 +0200 why-paris-airport-passengers-could-be-waiting-even-longer-for-an-express-link French airports have once again scored badly on world rankings, with the country's 'best' airport - Toulouse- only managing 89th place on the list. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190510/french-airports-again-trail-in-world-rankings-but-are-they-really-so-bad Fri, 10 May 2019 13:21:00 +0200 french-airports-again-trail-in-world-rankings-but-are-they-really-so-bad Passengers to and from Paris' main airport are facing a replacement bus service after a signal failure on the rail line. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190402/passengers-to-paris-airport-face-bus-replacement-service-after-signal-failure-on-train-line Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:51:57 +0200 passengers-to-paris-airport-face-bus-replacement-service-after-signal-failure-on-train-line The French government insisted on Monday the high-speed rail link between Charles-de-Gaulle airport and the centre of Paris WILL go ahead as planned despite mounting opposition. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190206/paris-high-speed-rail-link-to-cdg-airport-will-go-ahead-government-insists Wed, 06 Feb 2019 09:30:59 +0100 paris-high-speed-rail-link-to-cdg-airport-will-go-ahead-government-insists Opponents believe the €2 billion allocated to a “train for the rich” should be given instead to the struggling RER B line that already goes to the airport. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181212/could-high-speed-rail-link-between-cdg-airport-and-paris-be-about-to-hit-the-brakes Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:13:24 +0100 could-high-speed-rail-link-between-cdg-airport-and-paris-be-about-to-hit-the-brakes A mass-brawl between two French rappers and their clans in front of shocked holidaymakers at Orly airport in Paris on Wednesday led to flights being delayed and forced police to close part of the terminal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180801/brawl-between-french-rappers-delays-flights-at-paris-airport Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:36:45 +0200 brawl-between-french-rappers-delays-flights-at-paris-airport After decades of wrangling and protests the French government has finally said 'non' to controversial plans to build a new airport in the west of the country at Notre-Dame-des-Landes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180117/france-finally-abandons-plans-for-controversial-new-airport-in-west Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:53:07 +0100 france-finally-abandons-plans-for-controversial-new-airport-in-west The French PM is set to announce on Wednesday whether it will push ahead with controversial plans to build a new airport hub for western France at Notre-Dame-des-Landes, near Nantes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180117/does-france-really-need-a-new-airport-hub-in-the-west Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:54:32 +0100 does-france-really-need-a-new-airport-hub-in-the-west In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now The operator of Charles de Gaulle airport will be tried for manslaughter over the 2004 collapse of a terminal in which four people were killed, legal sources said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171020/paris-airport-operator-to-be-tried-over-2004-terminal-collapse-at-cdg Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:14:59 +0200 paris-airport-operator-to-be-tried-over-2004-terminal-collapse-at-cdg An industrial tribunal on Thursday hears the case of four Muslim former security guards at Orly airport who say they were discriminated against when sacked for refusing to shave off their beards in the wake of the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170907/muslim-workers-at-paris-airport-sue-after-sacked-for-refusing-to-shave-beards Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:40:49 +0200 muslim-workers-at-paris-airport-sue-after-sacked-for-refusing-to-shave-beards French investigators were on Sunday trying to establish whether the man shot dead after holding up a soldier at Orly airport in Paris had planned the attack or acted on impulse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170319/planned-attack-or-impulse-french-investigators-probe-airport-attackers-motives Sun, 19 Mar 2017 15:10:02 +0100 planned-attack-or-impulse-french-investigators-probe-airport-attackers-motives The father of the French man shot dead at Orly airport in Paris after attacking a soldier said on Sunday his son was "not a terrorist" and that his actions were caused by drink and drugs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170319/my-son-was-no-terrorist-airport-attackers-father Sun, 19 Mar 2017 13:22:58 +0100 my-son-was-no-terrorist-airport-attackers-father Flights at Paris' Orly airport were returning to normal on Sunday a day after a man triggered a major security alert and travel chaos when he attacked a soldier before being shot dead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170319/flights-resume-at-orly-airport-as-investigators-question-family Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:06:45 +0100 flights-resume-at-orly-airport-as-investigators-question-family A man who said he was ready to die for Allah was shot dead on Saturday after attacking a soldier at Paris's Orly airport, triggering a major security alert that caused travel chaos. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170319/paris-airport-attacker-told-soldiers-im-ready-to-die-for-allah Sun, 19 Mar 2017 08:22:24 +0100 paris-airport-attacker-told-soldiers-im-ready-to-die-for-allah A court in western France cleared the way Monday for work to begin on an airport vehemently opposed by local residents and environmentalists defending precious moors and woodland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161115/french-court-gives-lift-off-to-new-airport-in-france Tue, 15 Nov 2016 09:39:40 +0100 french-court-gives-lift-off-to-new-airport-in-france Geneva airport can breathe a sigh of relief after France and Switzerland finally came to an agreement over an issue that has prevented 200 new airport employees from being able to start work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160811/swiss-resolve-spat-with-french-over-info-exchange Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:38:20 +0200 swiss-resolve-spat-with-french-over-info-exchange