PARIS (FRANCE) – The French government will give plans to build a fourth terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport a second thought because of the coronavirus crisis, according to Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
State-owned airports operator ADP has plans to build a fourth terminal at CGG-Roissy, which would have a capacity of 35 to 40 million passengers per year. However, green activists and local towns are against the same.
Djebbari said on Europe 1 radio, “The project to receive 40 million more passengers by 2030 is probably no longer justified as it was planned.”
He said French airports are still in need of investment so as to push for upgrades. He added that the virus crisis led to a reduction of traffic at French airports to about 40% of pre-crisis levels.
He said, “Traffic is restarting very gradually. We will see in September whether business clients return, that will give an indication for the end of the year and next year.”
ADP said on Monday passenger traffic could take up to seven years to get back on track completely from the crisis.
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