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AeroplaneGetting to France by Air:  

There are 3 options:

1. Charter flights: Usually part of a holiday package although charter companies do sell excess capacity to the low cost flights web sites which will sometimes offer you seats on charters. 
2. Budget "no frills" airlines: offer you exactly that!  But they are quite reliable with well maintained modern fleets.  And they tend to run flights to regional airports which are often closer to your holiday destination.
3.
Scheduled airlines: these offer the most convenience for major cities as they usually serve the main airports (often more expensive, due to higher landing fees).

Don't forget to arrange parking at your departure airport and car hire for the other end.

 

Regional French Airports:

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Budget airlines with services to France:   We’ve used a few of these carriers.  They really are no frills airlines – you do not get a seat allocation (it’s first come first served), there is no in flight catering unless you pay for it, you won’t be given a newspaper to read on the flight……  On the other hand they are cheap – they keep overheads to a minimum and generally they use provincial airports where landing fees can be much lower than the main city airports.  Check out our Hot Tips .

We can’t recommend any particular carrier - check out the carrier's websites:
 

         Aer Arran        Aurigny Air Services         BMIBaby         City Jet (part of Air France)         EasyJet             FlyBE

     FlyGlobeSpan
 
      Jet2.com         Lyddair           Ryan Air         SkySouth         Swiss International       Thomson Fly
 

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