Air France and Transavia intend to reorganize the domestic flights offered from Paris Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports by the summer 2024 schedule. With the exception of the Corsica connections, all Air France flights will in future be operated from Charles de Gaulle.
This means that Orly will concentrate on the Transavia brand, which is in the low-cost segment. From this airport, Air France will only serve domestic flights to Corsica. The changeover should take place gradually until 2026.
At Charles de Gaulle Airport, Air France will use the capacity it is withdrawing from Orly to improve regional connections to international flights. The affected employees at the Orly base are to be offered jobs at the French capital's largest airport.
However, there are also impacts on the Toulouse, Marseille and Nice bases, which also serve Orly flights. Here, the job cuts, which will take place through fluctuation and voluntary transfers to Charles de Gaulle Airport, should be limited. They want to negotiate appropriate solutions with the unions.
The subsidiary Transavia is to take over numerous routes in Orly that were previously offered under the Air France brand. Ultimately, the measure is intended to ensure that the group's presence at France's second largest airport remains constant. However, no precise information has been provided yet.