As it is the case every year, Nice Airport wanted to offer its most loyal passengers (Gold and Platinum members of Club Airport Premier) an excellent opportunity. Relive the e-meeting by watching the replay. Nearly 1 hour of video and additional FAQs.
The exceptional geographical location of the Nice Côte d'Azur airport means it is regularly subject to extreme wind shear. Now it benefits from one of the most powerful lidars in Europe, acquired by Météo France from Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. This new system complements our existing observation system and improves aircraft and passenger safety.
Air travel is poised to take off again this summer, with a flight schedule including 11 new routes and 2 new destinations, Menorca and Southampton, and - provided borders are open again - the return of the first long-haul flights to New York and Dubai. This upsurge underscores the attractiveness and vitality of the French Riviera, and confirms the health safety strategy put in place by the airport to create the reassuring conditions which airlines and their passengers expect.
With an unprecedented fall in passenger traffic, including a 50.9% reduction in domestic flights and 77.7% in international flights, in 2020 Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur recorded a very significant 55% decrease in its turnover, equivalent to 132 million euros. These unprecedented circumstances did not prevent ACA from ensuring continuous airport services at the highest possible level to serve its region and, despite everything, continuing to make massive investments for safety and the environment.