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Alain Anziani has a lot on the potato.
This is the least we can say from reading the press release from the mayor of Mérignac and president of the metropolis about the abolition of the air shuttle to Paris-Orly.
Ten months after his first letter co-signed by the presidents of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, the CCI, Bordeaux Métropole and the mayors of Bordeaux and Mérignac and sent to the government, he finally received a response from the Minister of Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
The latter confirms "the principle of abolishing an airline as soon as a rail alternative of less than 2h30 exists on the territory" and also indicates that "the Bordeaux - Orly link cannot be maintained due to a low passenger rate. in correspondence.
The Bordeaux - Paris Orly air shuttle has indeed ceased to operate in July 2020.
"A unilateral decision taken without consultation with local elected officials"
This Thursday, the mayor of Mérignac and president of the metropolis denounces "a unilateral decision taken without consultation with local elected officials or taking into account the economic realities of the territory".
For Alain Anziani, it is quite simply "a denial of democracy".
He adds that "this unilateral decision to abolish the shuttle jeopardizes the competitiveness of the territory" and recalls in passing "that it also precipitated the elimination of 200 jobs at Air France and worsened the economic situation of Mérignac airport.
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