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Grounding of Paris airport's plans points to bigger changes
Covid-19 pandemic may lead to fundamental rethink of economic structure of air travel
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Traffic through Paris Charles de Gaulle airport fell last year by no less than 70 per cent, to a meagre total of only 22 million passengers.
PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Jonathan Eyal Global Affairs Correspondent In London , Jonathan Eyal
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Just over a year ago, Europe's main airports were still rushing to expand capacity; Berlin, Paris, London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam were all planning new terminals and runways.
However, as the recent decision of the French government to cancel the construction of a new terminal at Paris' main airport indicates, the coronavirus pandemic has not only put a damper on such plans, but may also lead to a more fundamental rethink about the economic structure of air travel.
