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When Flying: These 10 Bad Passenger Habits Annoy French Travelers

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On solid ground as well as at altitude, it remains difficult to get everyone to adopt proper manners, as demonstrated by a new Booking.com study, unveiled to the press on Wednesday, July 8. Among the reservation site’s respondents, 61% of the French, drawn from 1,000 adults who had taken an international flight in the past twelve months, feel that some travelers exercise a bit too much leeway in the air.

65% Cut in Air Passenger Tax: Here Are the 26 Affected Lines

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Baisse de 65 % de la taxe sur les billets d'avion : voici les lignes 26 lignes concernées ! - depositphotos.com Auteur ilixe48

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The government is implementing, from June 1, 2026, a reduction in the passenger air transport tax (TSBA) for certain air routes deemed essential to territorial development.

Announced by Philippe Tabarot, Minister of Transport, this measure targets routes operated under a public service obligation (PSO) and under a public service delegation (DSP).

The scheme reduces by 65 % the amount of tax applied to each ticket, dropping it from 7.40 euros to 2.63 euros.

Planned by the initial 2025 finance law, this reduction was conditioned on the prior agreement of the European Commission. French authorities had begun talks with Brussels since the law’s enactment. Following these exchanges, the Commission confirmed the measure’s compatibility with EU law, thus paving the way for its entry into force.


The government is working to extend the scheme to overseas territories.

The measure covers, notably, several metropolitan routes serving towns such as Aurillac, Brive, Le Puy-en-Velay or Rodez. It also includes connections between Corsica and the mainland, notably to Paris-Orly, Marseille and Nice, as well as the links connecting Strasbourg to various European metropolises and the Brest–Ouessant line. In total, 26 air routes are affected.

The decree implementing this reduction was published on May 31, 2026.

“By making these routes more financially accessible, this measure reflects the Government’s will to support the connectivity of the least-served territories and to ease the cost of air travel to and from these destinations,” stated Philippe Tabarot.

The minister also indicated that the government would continue its work to extend a similar scheme to overseas territories.

The European Commission, however, regarded the mechanism provided for in the finance law for Overseas routes as not legally retainable in its current form. “We therefore actively pursue the work started to find a solid and appropriate legal solution for our Overseas Territories,” he added.


Here are the 26 routes affected by the air ticket tax reduction:

– Aurillac – Paris ;

– Brive – Paris ;

– Le Puy – Paris ;

– Castres – Paris ;

– Rodez – Paris ;

– Limoges – Paris ;

– Tarbes – Paris ;

– Brest – Ouessant ;

– Limoges – Lyon ;

– La Rochelle – Lyon ;

– Poitiers – Lyon ;

– Strasbourg – Madrid ;

– Strasbourg – Munich ;

– Strasbourg – Copenhagen ;

– Ajaccio – Paris (Orly) ;

– Bastia – Paris (Orly) ;

– Calvi – Paris (Orly) ;

– Figari – Paris (Orly) ;

– Bastia – Marseille ;

– Bastia – Nice ;

– Calvi – Marseille ;

– Calvi – Nice ;

– Ajaccio – Marseille ;

– Ajaccio – Nice ;

– Figari – Marseille ;

– Figari – Nice.


Passport Without a Given Name: Why This Passenger Was Denied Boarding [ABO]

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Passeport sans prénom : pourquoi ce passager a été refusé à l’embarquement - Depositphotos.com Auteur LP2tudio

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A passenger filed a complaint with Mediation following a boarding denial on a flight from Paris to the United Arab Emirates, the first leg of a journey aimed at reaching Chennai. He sought reimbursement for the costs incurred to modify his trip, as well as compensation for a service he lost at the destination.

The travelers held a confirmed booking for two successive flights operated by the same airline. They planned to spend four days in the Emirates to celebrate a family event and had even booked a table at a restaurant.

On the day of departure, the passenger’s boarding was refused because the prenom on his passport was “ Xxx ” and his passport contained no other given names, but only a surname.

Forced to adjust his itinerary, the passenger incurred costs to reserve a direct new flight to his final destination. He also had to pay cancellation fees related to the booking made in the Emirates.



What the texts say:

Legally, the airline’s General Conditions of Carriage remind that it is the passenger’s responsibility to verify entry requirements for the countries visited and to ensure the compliance of their travel documents.

Moreover, information published by French authorities indicates that since December 2023, the United Arab Emirates have been denying entry to travelers whose passports contain incomplete or atypical information, notably when entries such as “X” replace a name, a given name, or a date of birth.

UAE authorities’ guidance also confirms that travelers whose passport contains only a surname, with no given name, are not allowed to enter the territory.


What the Tourism and Travel Mediation recommends:

In this context, the boarding denial appears justified, as the passenger did not possess documents that conform to the local authorities’ requirements.

Consequently, the costs incurred to modify the ticket cannot be reimbursed. Similarly, the loss of the restaurant reservation does not constitute compensable harm, as it did not correspond to a damage foreseeable at the time the contract was formed, in accordance with Article 1231-3 of the Civil Code.

In light of these elements, the Tourism and Travel Mediation concluded that there was no legal basis to require the airline to reimburse the claimed sums.


Find all the practical cases of the Tourism and Travel Mediation by clicking HERE.


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