Air France will stop its routes from Orly airport in 2026, except to Corsica

Air France will leave Orly airport in 2026 and consolidate its operations at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, with the exception of connections to Corsica, the company announced on Wednesday October 18, justifying this decision with a “structural fall in demand”. Six lines from Orly will be eliminated: three to overseas territories (Pointe-à-Pitre, Fort-de-France and Saint-Denis de La Réunion) and three others in mainland France (Toulouse, Marseille and Nice).

“The development of videoconferencing, the reduction in domestic business travel and the shift to the train (…) lead to a structural drop in demand on Air France’s point-to-point domestic network”, explained the company, which had already recently reduced its number of daily rotations between Orly and Marseille. “Between 2019 and 2023, the drop in traffic on domestic routes departing from Orly is -40%, and even -60% for daytime round trips.”

Transavia remains at Orly

If the demand for travel for leisure and family reasons has exploded since the end of the health crisis, benefiting low-cost airlines throughout Europe, traditional companies have struggled more to regain their attendance. This is particularly the case on short routes and trips for professional reasons.

Transavia, the “low-cost” of the French airline group, will take over for flights to Toulouse, Marseille and Nice, from the same airport, Air France said.