Presence of Ryanair, opening of new lines: update on the situation at Nîmes Grande Provence Méditerranée airport

L'augmentation potentielle des taxes aéroportuaires jette un trouble sur les perspectives des compagnies aériennes. Midi Libre – MiKAEL ANISSET

Alors que sept nouvelles destinations saisonnières au départ de Nîmes avaient été annoncées, l'ouverture de la billetterie avait été repoussée. Quatre d'entre elles devraient être accessibles à partir de ce samedi 21 décembre.

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While reservations for the new destinations offered by Nîmes airport were due to open on November 21, the potential increase in airport taxes desired by the State had led the transport company JetAirlines to postpone the launch of online ticketing.

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The president of Nîmes Métropole, Franck Proust, gave a quick update on the subject at the Agglomeration Council on Monday, December 16, stating that four destinations (Ajaccio, Bastia, and Milan via Nice) will now be accessible to travelers from this Saturday, December 21, while “the other destinations are in time shifts”. let us recall in particular that the announcement of the opening of a Geneva destination had angered the management of the Swiss airport, which had judged this project “premature”.

Ryanair should remain on the Nîmes tarmac

The community representative also indicated that the French Airports Show which he attended allowed a meeting with the management of Ryanair, which is considering reviewing its positioning on French soil in the face of an increase in airport taxes which could go from “€2.63 to €9.50”. But Franck Proust assures us: “I was able to obtain from this company the maintenance of the lines to Nîmes, where the company recognizes a very high occupancy rate, while it plans to withdraw from half of its lines in France.”

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