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 British budget airline easyJet will continue to expand its presence in France next year after announcing the launch of 15 new routes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171213/easyjet-to-open-15-new-routes-in-france Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:15:18 +0100 easyjet-to-open-15-new-routes-in-france France's pilots' union has said that budget airline easyJet's cost-cutting measures are threatening passenger safety. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170815/french-easyjet-pilots-slam-unsafe-working-conditions Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:37:46 +0200 french-easyjet-pilots-slam-unsafe-working-conditions A French court on Thursday fined British low-cost airline EasyJet €60,000 ($64,000) for having refused to allow a disabled passenger to board for "security" reasons. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170120/france-fines-easyjet-for-not-letting-disabled-passenger-on-board Fri, 20 Jan 2017 09:57:39 +0100 france-fines-easyjet-for-not-letting-disabled-passenger-on-board UK budget airline easyJet has revealed 16 new routes from French airports that will open next year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161213/easyjet-reveals-16-new-routes-from-french-airports Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:10:11 +0100 easyjet-reveals-16-new-routes-from-french-airports UK budget airline easyJet will continue to expand its services in France next year thanks to the resilience of demand even in spite of the terror attacks and the prospect of Brexit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161102/easyjet-vows-to-expand-in-france-as-market-flies-high Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:17:29 +0100 easyjet-vows-to-expand-in-france-as-market-flies-high A hemiplegic Frenchman says he was left humiliated when he was told to leave an easyJet flight after he had already boarded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160907/disabled-frenchman-kicked-off-easyjet-plane Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:04:33 +0200 disabled-frenchman-kicked-off-easyjet-plane Toulouse-Blagnac airport was evacuated on Wednesday morning over a security alert, believed to be a suspect package. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160323/toulouse-airport-evacuated-over-security-alert Wed, 23 Mar 2016 08:51:04 +0100 toulouse-airport-evacuated-over-security-alert A British national was ordered off an easyJet flight before it left France after he was found to have boarded with a knife. He also allegedly told a fellow passenger he "could bring the plane down”. But was it all a misunderstanding? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160314/easyjet-brit-kicked-off-flight-from-france-after-boarding-with-knife Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:37:21 +0100 easyjet-brit-kicked-off-flight-from-france-after-boarding-with-knife Anyone flying out of France with EasyJet on New year's Day may have to rearrange their travel plans after the budget airline was forced to cancel dozens of flights due to industrial action by cabin crew. Here's a list of the 70 affected flights. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141230/easyjet-cancels-70-flights-to-and-from-france Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:39:00 +0100 easyjet-cancels-70-flights-to-and-from-france French unions at low-cost airline easyJet announced a New Year strike on Friday similar to a Christmas work stoppage to press demands for better scheduling and pay. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141227/easyjet-hit-by-new-year-strike-call-in-france Sat, 27 Dec 2014 09:56:00 +0100 easyjet-hit-by-new-year-strike-call-in-france British budget carrier EasyJet said Wednesday that about 40 flights would be cancelled the day after Christmas due to a strike in France by its flight attendants over scheduling and pay. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141225/easyjet-cancels-40-flights-due-to-french-strike Thu, 25 Dec 2014 17:55:00 +0100 easyjet-cancels-40-flights-due-to-french-strike EasyJet flight attendants, angry over scheduling and pay, announced Friday a strike expected to force the low-cost carrier to cancel about half its flights in France the day after Christmas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141220/easyjet-strike-grounds-france-flights Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:57:00 +0100 easyjet-strike-grounds-france-flights The Air France pilots' strike may have been "catastrophic for the French airliner but it was great news for easyJet, the budget carrier confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141003/air-france-strike-sees-easyjets-takings Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:49:00 +0200 air-france-strike-sees-easyjets-takings British low cost carrier easyJet was hit with a €60,000 fine for refusing to let a mobility-impaired passenger get on a flight to attend her son's funeral. It's the second time since February the company's been penalized for the same sort of discrimination. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140703/easyjet-fined-in-france-discrimination Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:41:00 +0200 easyjet-fined-in-france-discrimination EasyJet goes to court in France this week to fight two separate legal challenges by disabled passengers who it refused to fly, in the latest accusations of discrimination against the budget airline. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131216/easyjet-battle-discrimination-cases-in-france Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:34:57 +0100 easyjet-battle-discrimination-cases-in-france Breaking news: An appeal court in France upheld a €70,000 fine against budget airline EasyJet on Tuesday after the company was convicted of discrimination for refusing to allow three passengers in wheelchairs to board their planes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130205/court-rejects-easyjet-appeal-over-disabled-passengers Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:07:00 +0100 court-rejects-easyjet-appeal-over-disabled-passengers