Flights to European and North Africa locations and throughout France have been amongst these hit. Lengthy queues shaped at terminals amid a frenzied rush to search out different transport.
“We have been within the plane, all seated and strapped in, able to go, after they made us disembark and acquire our luggage … then started the ordeal,” mentioned Azgal Abichou, a 63-year-old enterprise proprietor.
“The one choice is a 300 euro flight – and there is just one seat left, however there are two of us and we aren’t even certain it is going to take off,” mentioned Romane Penault, a 22-year-old pupil. “So for now, we’re going residence.”
Agnes Zilouri, 46, tried desperately to discover a seat for her 86-year-old mom and six-year-old son within the terminal. The household ought to have taken a flight to Oujda in Morocco on Sunday night to go to a funeral.
“The flight is cancelled. Happily I’m with my mom,” she mentioned.
Final yr Orly dealt with about 33 million passengers, roughly half the variety of the principle Paris Charles de Gaulle worldwide airport.
