“There were quite a few people from France”, said Edward Sas, who was supposed to travel from DFW to Paris. As the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris still opens, Thais can go to Paris if they want depending on their decision, he said.
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United Continental Holdings said its three scheduled flights would still depart for Paris on Friday evening from hubs in Chicago, Newark and Washington, D.C. “We’re operating our schedule as planned”, spokesman Charles Hobart said.
Jim Schoonover of Waterford Township said his flight was first delayed by two hours, then another two hours before it left Paris for Detroit.
Another passenger who took an internal flight to the capital on Saturday from the French island of Corsica off the southeast mainland coast said small groups of armed soldiers were doing the rounds, but identity checks were no tougher than normal.
Aer Lingus has waived change fees to allow passengers to change their travel date for Paris flights, or to cancel for a full refund.
In addition to the airline updates, citizens of Paris as well as tourist should be aware that the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum and other tourist attraction are closed until further notice.
She’s relieved that she’s back from vacation, but says it’s also bittersweet. “They weren’t sure what was going on”, Kamalanathen explained. And although November is a slower month for the city’s tourism industry, there are likely tens of thousands of visitors here during the aftermath the deadliest terror attack in France’s history. “You can’t make sense of it”. He was only in the airport on a connecting flight.
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Will Bogle, of Atlanta, a music agent and manager of gospel singer Ricky Dillard, spent five days in Paris with his pregnant wife, Rebecca Hill-Bogle. They were shaken by what their country faced Friday. British airlines easyJet and FlyBE GroupFLYB -1.14 % PLC, for instance, were offering passengers the ability to rebook free of charge.
