No-fly zones, traffic bans and metro ticket hikes at Paris Olympics

French Transport Minister Clement Beaune confirmed on Thursday a no-fly zone over Paris on the evening of the Olympic Games opening ceremony next July, and tried to reassure people that the transport system could handle an expected surge in numbers. There will be a no-fly zone from 1900-0000 local time on the night of the Olympic Games' opening ceremony on July 26. This no-fly zone will span an area of 150 km. This will also mean there will be no arrivals or departures out of Paris' three main airports of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Beauvais for that period. The no-fly zone risks disruption to leading global airlines which fly into Paris, such as Air France-KLM, British Airways, Lufthansa, Emirates, American Airlines and Singapore Airlines. The Paris no-fly zone echoes a similar measure set in place by Britain for the London 2012 Olympics.<br/>