Question 9344 — air transport

Summary

Ms. Liliana Tanguy draws the attention of the Minister, to the Minister of State, Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition, responsible for transport, to the saturation of airport traffic and the advisability of implementing a national airport load shedding strategy. The strategic air transport sector contributes significantly to the economic and tourist attractiveness of France. The rapid progression of air transport of passengers in France and the EU is, moreover, one of the most striking characteristics of the development of the transport sector in recent years. Traffic is expected to reach 14.4 million flights in 2035 in Europe, i.e. 50% more than in 2012 and to include more than 145.9 million air passengers in France in 2016 compared to 103 million in 2004. This growth generates overconcentration and saturation of main French airport platforms and consequently, a poor quality of reception at the airports. Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport (128th in the ranking; 138th for Orly) is thus the second busiest airport in Europe and the Île-de-France region recorded, with that of Greater London, the highest number of passengers in the European Union in 2015. These developments have only accentuated the problems linked to pollution, noise pollution and access to infrastructure. It alerts him to the current policy which is limited to strengthening existing airport sites and draws his attention to the advisability of implementing a complementary national airport load shedding strategy. Such a strategy would allow the transfer of passenger flows to (pre)existing relief airports (Colmar, Châteaudun, Carcassonne, Angers), generally underused and drivers of local economic development in the different French territories. By segmenting demand, France could, like other European countries (Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, United Kingdom), strengthen its airport network and its environmental acceptability while balancing tourist flows and supporting the development and opening up of territories when they need it most. Aware that the challenge of air transport is to conduct an in-depth reflection on all of these subjects, she insists on the interest of a national policy of national airport load shedding with a view to strong passenger growth in the run-up to the 2024 Olympic Games. She would therefore like to know her intentions on this issue.

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