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02 Mar 2026
A cross-party group of 250 national and local politicians published an open letter on Sunday, 1 March 2026 calling for the ‘immediate abandonment’ of Aéroports de Paris’ (ADP) plan to extend and optimise capacity at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG). The €6 billion programme—part of ADP’s 2027-2034 regulatory contract—aims to lift annual throughput from 76 million passengers to 90 million without building a fourth runway.
Signatories from Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d’Oise and other départements argue the project represents a “historic contradiction” with France’s climate commitments. They warn of 34,000 additional aircraft movements and intensified noise pollution for millions of residents under flight paths. Environmental NGOs have joined the campaign, citing Transport & Environment modelling that shows CDG emissions could rise in absolute terms despite promises of sustainable-aviation-fuel deployment...
