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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’Leary

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

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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 €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 ‘success fees’ 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’Agde 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

Ryanair: Let other air traffic staff replace French during strikes

The budget airline is petitioning for change as it claims one million passengers have faced delays and more than 8,000 flights have been disrupted

Ryanair launches week-long sale including French routes

The discounted ticket fares on offer are changing every day this week, so customers hoping to book should keep checking the website

Rail strike, new UK-France air route, EU checks: Eight travel updates

TGV restaurant meal prices, one region offers €1 train tickets, Dover boss reiterates fears of delays with EU Entry/Exit System and more

Ryanair still taking Limoges Airport bookings during temporary closure

The closure, in November and part of December, is due to the runway and other parts of the airport’s exterior being rebuilt

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

‘Ryanair wrongly claimed French flight cancelled due to bad weather’

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 – 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 “few, if any” 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 €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’s 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: ‘Too early to say’ if summer holidays possible

French President Emmanuel Macron has said it is “too early to say” 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, “until traffic recovers” in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

EU changes rules to stop Covid-19 ‘ghost flights’

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 “use or lose” 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 £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.

‘Stingy’ Ryanair kept €678 from bailiffs

A public body running Angoulême 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 “historic” 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

Money-making ploy?

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

Ryanair passengers due €250 but not told

Consumer group says compensation ‘obligatory’