Four gunmen systematically slaughtered at least 89 young people attending a rock concert at the Bataclan music hall.
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An Air France jet that was headed for Paris was evacuated at the Schiphol Airport at Amsterdam as the authorities were alerted by a threatening tweet.
The French Foreign Ministry warns that travelers can expect delays due to increased security and other safety measures. Charles de Gaulle worldwide Airport in Paris is open.
“It was a bit more quiet”, he said of the Air France flight.
Travel agents said the best thing to do if you were planning on travelling to Paris this weekend is to get in touch with your airline or travel agent directly.
“It’s a awful situation”, Fleetwood said.
Tourism to the French capital already took a big hit earlier this year from the attacks in January that killed 17 journalists, police and shoppers at a kosher grocery.
Lisa Anselmo, an American expat living in Paris who lives very close to several attack sites, told Mashable she was surprised to find that Parisians’ responses were so different that in a few neighborhoods an observer could be forgiven for thinking life was continuing as normal.
Trafalgar said it, too, had accounted for all of its guests in Paris, and said that all of those who were scheduled to remain in Paris had chosen to do so.
In the meantime, about an hour outside of Paris, Victoria Vogel was hearing the same news about the attacks.
But it could likely not apply to trips to Paris in the next week or month and may not apply to France and the rest of Europe.
American today is working to reaccommodate passengers, the company said.
Even travelers who go to Paris are likely to be in a less celebratory mood. Egyptian college graduate Aya Sayed has always dreamed of strolling the streets of the City of Light.
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“I just want to see my kids and it’s awful that these people are going through this”, said traveler Liliana Smith.
