EasyJet would like, for instance, to fly from Paris's Orly airport, where some slots may become available soon.

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The premium-class daily service follows the first OpenSkies service which started between Orly airport in Paris and New York last month.

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Flying at subsonic speed, the needle-nosed jet flew without passengers on Saturday from a military air base in Istres, near Marseille, and landed at Paris' Orly Airport.

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Air France, meanwhile, recently began a pilot program with travel-technology group Amadeus for frequent flyers between Nice and Paris's Orly airport that could potentially save passengers crucial time.

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Flights through the city's second airport, Orly, were less badly affected, an ADP official said.

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