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Chateauroux airport, France: French industrial airport turns away idled planes – Traveller
The single-runway airport located in France’s flat, central basin has even turned away airlines seeking to store more planes – a sign the global aviation slump is deeply set despite some easing of travel restrictions.
A fleet of Airbus SE A380 passenger aircraft, operated by British Airways, sit parked near other grounded jets at Chateauroux airport in France. Photo: Nathan Laine
France’s Chateauroux airport, about 250 kilometres south of Paris, has built up a steady business over the years as a hub for freight aircraft and centre to train pilots, helped by its clear weather and few foggy days.
Yet in recent months, the former NATO military base has been generating revenue from a different source: The parki…
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