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Limoges Airport closed due to snow

Limoges Airport was forced to close yesterday due to heavy snowfall.

The first flights of the day were able to land before the conditions deteriorated, and as a consequence all other flights were cancelled and the airport was closed.

The snow has caused mayhem throughout the Limousin region, canceling flights, trains and with unsuitable driving conditions, which is having a large affect on students, who broke up for the Christmas holidays yesterday, and are now stranded in Limoges and unable to return home for the start of the Christmas celebrations.

Poitiers and Tours airports have also been closed indefinitely with an even heavier snowfall expected on Sunday.

New summer route to Corsica

A new regular seasonal route will be established next spring by the tour operator Ollandini between Limoges and Bastia, Corsica.

This line will commence in late April 2010 and will be opereated throughout the summer until late September, every Thursday.

The route will be operated by Europe Airpost using a Boeing 737-300 with 147 seats.

The flight will depart Limoges at 10:55 and will fly via Poitiers before arriving in Bastia at 14:05. The return flight will depart from Bastia at 8:35 and will fly directly into Limoges arriving at 10.05.

New hanger under construction

A new hangar is being built between the terminal and hangar No.1 at Limoges Airport.

It is designed to accommodate equipment of the personnel in charge of ramp handling such as: stairs, defrosting equipment, power units and also one of the three baggage trucks.

This hanger is being built to optimize the efficiency of ground operations and due to it’s location, will decrease the time of moving equipment to the 737 processing zone.

It will also free up space in Hangar No.2 therefore allowing to respond to the high demand for accommodation of aircraft.

Another hanger (Hanger No.4) is due to be built in 2010 where the company IMAO will start operations at Limoges Airport.

Air France announces 5 flights to Nice

Air France has announced that their subsidiary Brit Air will be exceptionally operating 2 flights before the end of the year from Limoges to Nice and 3 during the February holidays 2010.

The dates and times of the flights are as follows:

Saturday 19/12/09:

AF5708 LIMOGES 10h40 – NICE 12h15

AF5709 NICE 13h00 – LIMOGES 14h30

Sunday 03/01/10:

AF5708 LIMOGES 17h50 – NICE 19h25

AF5709 NICE 20h00 – LIMOGES 21h30

Saturdays from the 06/02/10 to the 20/02/10:

AF5708 LIMOGES 10h40 – NICE 12h15

AF5709 NICE 13h00 – LIMOGES 14h30

Plane lost above Limoges

Gendarmerie training abord new helicopter

This Friday, the French Gendarmerie helicopter pilots based at Limoges airport were training abord this new Eurocopter EC-135.

The French government has singed a deal worth 233 million euros with Eurocopter for the purchase of 37 EC-135 helicopters.

The Eurocopter will be replacing the Aerospatiame Ecureuil which has served the Gendarmerie for many years.

The EC-135 has already been delivered to some departements and will continue to replace the older fleet, with the arrival expected in Limoges in early 2010.