Groupe ADP, manager of Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports, has revised down its forecasts: traffic at the two airports is expected to fall slightly in 2026 compared to 2025, when the company previously expected an increase of 0.5%. It would be the first decline since 2020, the year of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the cause given is the rise in fuel prices.
In September, Paris airports received 9.1 million passengers, down 1.6% year-on-year: Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle rose 1.5% to 6.224 million, but Orly fell 7.9% to 2.858 million. In the first nine months, the total is 80.9 million passengers, down 0.4%. In 2025, the two airports had received close to 107 million passengers, or 51% of France's total.
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p style="text-align: justify;">According to the ADP, traffic continues to be affected by fuel, airline capacity adjustments and less favourable demand. The French government also wants to increase in 2027 the tax on the operation of long-distance transport infrastructure (TEITLD), which, according to SCARA, an organization of nine French airlines, has already cost the group 140 million euros in 2025.
Paris is the main exit point for the French, and the slowdown, especially in Orly, must be accompanied by professionals who work with the French market, both in the offer of flights and in ticket prices this winter.
