Commercial flights to Beauvais are over. As of this Thursday, airport activities are suspended until further notice. The decision was announced Wednesday evening by the prefecture of Oise in consultation with Sageb - the company which operates the platform - and civil aviation. "Access to terminals, shops and car parks will therefore be closed to the public until further notice," said airport management in a press release.
A logical decision that fits in the context of a coronavirus health crisis that has resulted in a progressive scarcity of thefts. At the time when the prefectural decree was signed, only two companies - SkyUp and WizzAir - continued to take off and land on the tarmac, mainly to ensure connections with the countries of the East.
"This is in line with a national reflection, like what was decided for Orly airport," underlines Cyriaque Bayle, sub-prefect of Oise. "We were expecting it," added Edo Friart, airport commercial director. On the one hand, in view of the decrease in normal airline traffic, and on the other hand considering the health measures imposed in France. "
However, the prefecture specifies that the airport remains accessible to “state aircraft and emergency medical rescue or medical evacuation flights” as well as “public passenger transport flights for the purpose of repatriation of French or foreign nationals ”.
