La Rochelle airport continues flights to Marseille and Lyon this winter
La Rochelle airport continues flights to Marseille and Lyon this winter
By Corentin Cousin
Published on October 9, 2022 at 10:00 am
Marseille and Lyon are destinations it seems taken by the people of Rochelle. La Rochelle airport has therefore decided to extend these two connections this winter with schedule changes.
Building on the success of the liaison La Rochelle-Marseille induced by Ryanair on May 2, the company decided to extend the line for the season winter 2022/2023. There will be two flights per week, every Friday and Sunday at theLa Rochelle – Ile de Ré airport.
Same for the city of Lyons. The connection between the port city and the city of gones, provided by the company Chalair Aviation, is also extended throughout the winter. A change however, with an increase in the number of seats available and a change in timetables.
Marseille also at Christmas
The connection, carried out by Boeing 737-800 with a capacity of 189 seats, is offered from October 30 to March 24, 2023. On Fridays, departures in the Marseille – La Rochelle direction will be at 3:15 p.m. On Sundays, the schedule is at 2:20 p.m. The reverse route, the flights will depart at 5 p.m. and 4:05 p.m. respectively.
Ryanair is also adding flights during the Christmas holidays. They will be available on Tuesdays December 20 and 27, as well as Tuesday January 3, 2023.
Marseille and its region will thus be 1h15 from La Rochelle, thus helping to improve the connection between these two cities. Indeed, the fastest train journey takes about 7 hours and requires a change of station in Paris. By road, it takes at least 8 hours to travel the 820 km that separate the two cities.
More places for Lyon
From November 2 to March 24, 2023, the link between La Rochelle and Lyon will be provided by an ATR 72 with 72 seats, and no longer by an ATR 42 with 48 seats from Monday to Friday.
Flight schedules:
Monday Tuesday : La Rochelle / Lyon – departure at 6am; arrival at 8.10 a.m.
Lyons / La Rochelle – departure at 8:45 am; arrival at 10.55 a.m.
Wednesday Thursday Friday : La Rochelle / Lyon – departure at 5:10 p.m.; arrival at 7:20 p.m.
Lyons / La Rochelle – departure at 7:55 p.m.; arrival at 10:05 p.m.
The morning schedule on Monday and Tuesday mornings and the late return offers the other 3 days of the week which should be more suitable for business trips.
With these 2 connections to Lyon and Marseille, the territory of La Rochelle is thus connected to 2 major airports (respectively 2e and 3e French regional airport). They offer travelers a multitude of connections to national, European or international destinations.
Winter suspension for London
The London-Stansted line will be suspended this winter. It will resume at the end of March 2023. In question, an insufficient load factor over the first 9 months of the year 2022 (65% at the end of September).
It should be noted that 53,349 passengers were transported between London and La Rochelle over the first 9 months of the year, compared to 10,893 passengers over the whole of 2021. The British market also remains the leading market on the year La Rochelle – Ile de Ré airport. It corresponds to 38% of the passengers transported.
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