With forecasts showing the snowstorm persisting, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot announced on 6 January that cancellations will deepen on Wednesday, 7 January: airlines must scrap 40 % of flights at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle between 09:00 and 14:00 and 25 % at Orly between 06:00 and 13:00. Low-cost hub Beauvais-Tillé avoids mandatory cuts but warns of delays.
The step-up follows Monday’s 15 % cap and reflects limited runway capacity for simultaneous snow-clearance and aircraft movements. Slot-coordination body COHOR is reallocating remaining slots to prioritise long-haul departures and medical repatriations. ([aviation24.be](https://www.aviation24.be/airports/paris-cdg/snow-disrupts-paris-air-traffic-40-of-flights-cancelled-at-charles-de-gaulle-beauvais-spared/amp/))
Airlines have begun pre-emptive notifications; corporate travel desks should proactively re-book affected employees or shift meetings online. Cargo operators expect spill-over to Amsterdam and Frankfurt, raising door-to-door costs.
![France Tightens Flight Restrictions: 40 % of CDG Movements Cancelled for 7 January]()
Meanwhile, VisaHQ can help mitigate the paperwork crunch triggered by these diversions. Its France portal (https://www.visahq.com/france/) enables travellers and corporate mobility teams to check real-time entry rules, process urgent Schengen or transit visas, and arrange courier collection—particularly valuable when embassies and airport counters are overstretched by weather disruptions.
For mobility teams, key actions include activating duty-of-care alerts, confirming Schengen-visa validity for travellers rerouted via neighbouring hubs, and checking accommodation availability as Paris hotels fill with stranded passengers. Companies planning relocation preview trips this week may wish to postpone, as local rail services are also running reduced schedules.
Industry analysts say the episode will feed into France’s broader debate on winter-operations resilience ahead of the 2027 World Expo bid, with calls for dedicated snow-clearance “hot lanes” at CDG similar to those used in Scandinavian hubs.
The step-up follows Monday’s 15 % cap and reflects limited runway capacity for simultaneous snow-clearance and aircraft movements. Slot-coordination body COHOR is reallocating remaining slots to prioritise long-haul departures and medical repatriations. ([aviation24.be](https://www.aviation24.be/airports/paris-cdg/snow-disrupts-paris-air-traffic-40-of-flights-cancelled-at-charles-de-gaulle-beauvais-spared/amp/))
Airlines have begun pre-emptive notifications; corporate travel desks should proactively re-book affected employees or shift meetings online. Cargo operators expect spill-over to Amsterdam and Frankfurt, raising door-to-door costs.
Meanwhile, VisaHQ can help mitigate the paperwork crunch triggered by these diversions. Its France portal (https://www.visahq.com/france/) enables travellers and corporate mobility teams to check real-time entry rules, process urgent Schengen or transit visas, and arrange courier collection—particularly valuable when embassies and airport counters are overstretched by weather disruptions.
For mobility teams, key actions include activating duty-of-care alerts, confirming Schengen-visa validity for travellers rerouted via neighbouring hubs, and checking accommodation availability as Paris hotels fill with stranded passengers. Companies planning relocation preview trips this week may wish to postpone, as local rail services are also running reduced schedules.
Industry analysts say the episode will feed into France’s broader debate on winter-operations resilience ahead of the 2027 World Expo bid, with calls for dedicated snow-clearance “hot lanes” at CDG similar to those used in Scandinavian hubs.
