South-west France airport suspected of paying illegal subsidies to Ryanair An investigation claims the payments were allegedly made to keep the airline operational there
Ryanair threatens to reduce flights in France as tax increases back on agenda 鈥楩rance is going against the tide鈥�, said Ryanair鈥檚 CEO
Flight taxes: French minister in favour of raising controversial fees Low-cost airline Ryanair has already threatened to halve its French services if taxes are raised
news Ryanair to change boarding pass rules: French flights affected Travellers who 'want the piece of paper are the same demographic that were the first ones to switch to the internet for cheaper airfares' says airline boss Michael O鈥橪eary
UK-France flights at risk as Ryanair threatens to shut Bordeaux base Airline boss claims airport wants to double its fees but this has been vigorously denied by the airport
France-Dublin air route cancelled and worst French airports for delays Our France travel round-up also looks at plans for electric ferries and how one French airport must change name because it is too English
Ryanair flash sale, TGV ticket prices to rise: 8 French travel updates We also look at new Easyjet flights, travel to ski resorts and the reopening of the Mont Blanc tunnel
Is Ryanair making passengers book seats to get a boarding pass? A new hidden booking cost can add up to 鈧�21 to the ticket price
20 Ryanair passengers left at Carcassonne airport as plane takes off Travellers left grounded included a woman on the way to her daughter's wedding and a mother and son travelling for a chemotherapy appointment
Regional French airports under threat as auditors question value Over competition and millions of euros paid as 鈥榮uccess fees鈥� and in other ways to low-cost airlines puts local airports at risk
French airport highlighted as vulnerable and too dependent on Ryanair Beziers-Cap d鈥橝gde has required large amounts of public money to stay afloat
Ryanair to cancel many European flights due to plane delivery delays The airline says Boeing has failed to deliver the contracted number of new planes to deadline
Ryanair and Bordeaux airport in row as disabled woman left off flight Both blame each other after a passenger in a wheelchair and her partner found their plane taxiing on the runway as they attempted to board
New airport tram, Ouigo plan, Heathrow strike: 8 French travel updates Plus: a new Ryanair route to France, TGV tickets go on sale for September-November travel and traffic warning for the holiday weekend
Best (and worst) airports, new UK route: Nine France travel updates We also look at a new service matching ferry travellers with knowledgeable locals in France, expected strikes and a surprising pilots鈥� cockpit fight
Ryanair鈥檚 鈧�8.67million fine for 鈥業rish law workers鈥� in France upheld The low-cost airline was found to have knowingly sought to circumvent regulations and in particular to have wrongly used 鈥楨101 forms鈥� to benefit from lower charges
Worst French airports for delays and seven other France travel updates We also cover air fare rises, a threatened Ryanair strike, how Nice taxi drivers called off action that threatened to block the Monaco Grand Prix and more
Post-Brexit passport rule confusion affects British travellers to EU People have been refused boarding as their passport is more than nine years and nine months old even though it has an extended validity period
Ryanair Easter strike in France called off as bosses agree union talks The action would have taken place tomorrow (April 16) affecting flights in and out of Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Beauvais
鈥楻yanair wrongly claimed French flight cancelled due to bad weather鈥� Bordeaux resident who as a result had to drive overnight to attend a wedding in UK in time wins compensation after discovering flight was possible
French regional airports survive Covid but now face biofuel challenge No regional airports folded during the pandemic but they must now shoulder Covid loan repayments and costly switch to biofuel
UK-France travel ban: Ryanair refuses free swap or to refund tickets Caroline Ralph and her family were due to fly to France on Boxing Day. Airline says the flight is still running so they are not granting a refund or free exchange
Ryanair hopes to operate 40% of normal levels from July as EU reopens France is on UK's amber list 鈥� meaning travel is not recommended and travellers would need to quarantine on their return
Air France and Ryanair trial digital passes for Covid travel Air France is testing a QR code system while Ryanair has already launched a Covid Wallet on its app, as the EU debates introducing standardised health passports
Ryanair to significantly cut UK flights due to lockdown The company said that 鈥渇ew, if any鈥� flights to and from the UK and Ireland would be running between January to March. This will include flights from France
Ryanair opens fourth French base, 70km from Paris Low-cost airline is to operate two aircraft from the base - its fourth in France - and is offering 鈧�9.99 fares to mark the event
Coronavirus: Ryanair to close Toulouse base for winter The airline is reducing flights and staff as a result of the Covid-19 health crisis
Coronavirus: Ryanair and easyJet cut services to France Budget airline Ryanair is cutting a fifth of schedule this autumn, while easyJet is reducing its UK operations and shutting down all services from one airport
France domestic flight ban will apply to low-cost airlines The French government鈥檚 plans to ban domestic flights in France if a train journey of less than two and a half hours exists for the same route will apply to all low-cost airlines and not just Air France, it has emerged.
Ryanair demands French staff take pay cuts Airline accused of 'blackmail' after it called for unions to agree pay cuts to avoid redundancies
Ryanair plans to restart 40% of flights from July Ryanair plans to restart 40% of its flights from July 1 - with new sanitary measures required both before boarding and in the plane.
France will not force social distancing on airlines France will not force airlines to impose social distancing measures on board, the junior transport minister has said, leaving companies free to set their own precautions as flight schedules restart post-confinement.
Macron: 鈥楾oo early to say鈥� if summer holidays possible French President Emmanuel Macron has said it is 鈥渢oo early to say鈥� if summer holidays abroad will be possible this year, as airlines warn that enforcing social distancing on planes could see ticket prices soar by up to 54%.
Airline Ryanair says no holiday flights until July Budget airline Ryanair has said that it will run a skeleton service only until July, alongside plans to cut up to 3,000 jobs, and close some bases, 鈥渦ntil traffic recovers鈥� in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
EU changes rules to stop Covid-19 鈥榞host flights鈥� Planes will no longer be forced to fly empty during the Covid-19 crisis, as the EU has now suspended rules that previously required airlines to 鈥渦se or lose鈥� their airport slots even if they had no passengers.
SNCF allows Covid-19 refunds, unlike low-cost airlines French train company SNCF has announced it will allow free exchanges and refunds on tickets due to coronavirus Covid-19, in contrast to most low-cost airlines serving France, which - so far - will not.
French airports in limbo after 拢100m Flybe rescue deal Airports in France are waiting to hear from troubled low-cost airline Flybe over their pre-arranged schedule of flights through to the end of October.
EasyJet and Ryanair expand in France Ryanair and EasyJet are opening new French bases and routes, including to Dublin and Manchester, creating hundreds of jobs.
鈥楽tingy鈥� Ryanair kept 鈧�678 from bailiffs A public body running Angoul锚me airport has accused Ryanair of penny-pinching after it withheld a few hundred euros from a sum of more than half a million it owed to get bailiffs to release a plane blocked on the tarmac at Bordeaux.
Bailiff seizes Ryanair plane in legal row Airline agrees to pay money owed to department of Charente after official takes control of aircraft on tarmac at Bordeaux
Ryanair to open new bases at Marseille and Bordeaux Low cost airline Ryanair is to open two new bases in France - one in Bordeaux and one in Marseille - as part of its 2019 schedule, opening up 27 new flight routes.
New Ryanair pilots' walkout planned Pilots in Germany set to strike for 24 hours on Wednesday in dispute over pay and conditions, with knock-on effects expected to affect passengers across Europe
Ryanair brings in fee for cabin bags Ryanair is to start charging for cabin baggage after old rules caused boarding delays.
Ryanair to start charging for cabin bags New luggage policy is second change this year and comes after previous plan caused flight delays
Ryanair cancels 400 flights across Europe Airline Ryanair has cancelled almost 400 flights due to an 鈥渉istoric鈥� pilot strike, with knock-on effects expected to affect passengers across Europe including France.
Ryanair unveils new French route from 2019 Budget airline again issues Brexit warning as it unveils new base at Southend
Airline warns of summer air traffic meltdown Ryanair demands action to avert 'crisis' in air traffic control services across EU
2019 Ryanair tickets 'could include Brexit warning' Budget airline expresses concern over lack of agreement on air travel following the UK's formal departure from the EU
Ryanair introduces new baggage policy Passengers with large cabin bags will have to check them into the hold - unless they have paid for priority boarding
Ryanair promises full refunds or rebooking Budget airline publishes a complete rundown of compensation options for passengers affected by cancellations following threat of legal action from UK's Civil Aviation Authority
