New summer flights to Bordeaux and La Rochelle

With news of airports closed due to snow yet again, its cheering to see that Ryanair are proposing new routes for the summer. Visitors from Ireland will be able to take direct flights from Cork to Bordeaux and also a direct flight from Cork to the lovely west coast destination of La Rochelle. (pictured above)

Those living in the Irish capital can add direct flights from Dublin to Nantes to their choices for flights from Ireland to France.

France Airport Guide has useful information on all these airports and many others.

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New Shopping Experience at Bordeaux Airport

Shopping is set to get a whole lot more exiciting at Bordeaux Airport. The retailer Aelia is planning to upgrade its stores in both terminals and to open a large new shop in May 2010.

Apart from the usual duty-free fare the stores will offer a large range of other merchandise from sunglasses and cosmetics to books and magazines.

There will also be a large wine section. Well this IS Bordeaux after all!