READ ALSO: Doctors fear worst of Covid-19 wave still to come in France“These measures will affect the French economy,” Le Maire said. France’s debt level was now likely to hit 118 percent of GDP this year, Le Maire told the Grand Jury LCI-RTL-Le Figaro TV programme, up from an earlier 115 percent estimate and around double the EU’s 60-percent debt ceiling. In return, Air France would have to give up some slots at Orly, Paris’s second-busiest airport after Charles-de-Gaulle, he said. The sums involved would be discussed with the carrier, which was expected to vote on the deal at a board meeting Monday, Le Maire said. READ ALSO: Bars, terraces and cultural sites – How France is planning to return to normal from ‘mid May’Rival airline Ryanair has lambasted French state aid for Air France, saying it distorts competition.

Source: The Local April 04, 2021 11:37 UTC