Le Parisien revealed on 24 September that Groupe ADP’s draft 2027-2034 Contrat de régulation économique (CRE) would levy new surcharges on flights at Paris-Orly to finance terminal modernisation at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle. Airlines based at Orly, including Transavia and easyJet, complain the cross-subsidy could add €1.40 per departing passenger from 2027, potentially making short-haul tickets less competitive against rail. ADP argues the measure is needed to meet capacity and EES biometric-processing requirements, noting that Roissy handled 57 % of France’s international business traffic in 2025. Corporate travel budgets could feel the pinch: a consulting firm with 12 000 annual Orly departures estimates an extra €17 000 a year. Meanwhile, relocation firms worry that higher airfares may deter foreign assignees from choosing suburbs south of Paris and increase reliance on the more expensive CDG corridor. The draft CRE must still be approved by the independent regulator ART and the ministries of Economy and Transport. Stakeholders have until 30 October to file comments; industry sources say airlines may lobby for differentiated charges based on environmental performance instead of location. If approved unchanged, the price hike will enter force on 1 January 2027, coinciding with the expected full deployment of EES exit biometrics—another factor likely to increase minimum connection times at CDG.
Source: Le Parisien
