Meanwhile, the UK, France and Germany have joined other countries in banning the MAX 8 from their airspace.

Ryanair has announced a connection to Marseille, which adds to new routes to Bordeaux, Nantes and Toulouse.

Under pressure to drop unprofitable routes, Norwegian has reportedly decided to drop its routes to the French Caribbean islands.

Travellers in western Sweden will be able to fly direct to south-eastern France, with its business, food, wine and ski attractions.

Disney is investing €2bn in an expansion plan to deliver “immersive” Marvel, Frozen and Star Wars attractions.

The French capital – and the rest of France – is on yellow alert, with many tourist sites to close on Saturday.

Aviation authorities in France seized a plane, forcing its passengers to disembark, until Ryanair paid €525,000.

Finnair is to add three new leisure routes for next summer, each of which has a famous connection to food and drink.

Two new direct routes have been announced for the Nordic region in spring 2019, from the same airline.

One of the new short-haul routes is to a lesser-known corner of France, the other enters London from a new perspective.

The European Commission has “concluded on a preliminary basis” that the deal involved illegal state aid.

The bosses of Ryanair and IAG march to Brussels to demand action to stop growing wave of air traffic control walkouts.

A new report says that air traffic control strikes and old equipment cost airlines €300 million each year.

There are several ways a deal between Accor and the French government could work.

France’s economy minister gives a stark warning about the airline’s future prospects.

Thousands of passengers were stranded on Saturday, and more strike dates are scheduled to follow.

Air France is forced to cancel short, medium and long-haul flights, while rail services are also cut.

Air and rail services are being disrupted by a series of planned walkouts, and flights to Spain and other countries are affected too.

Six Schengen zone countries plan to extend border controls by a further six months.

Starting today, Air France is teaming up with a combined ‘rail + air’ offer from TGV AIR.