Paris airport traffic fell after attacks, security tighter-exec
PARIS, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Paris airports have seen a reduction in traffic since the attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital earlier this month, a senior executive told Reuters.
"We are seeing an impact on traffic today, but it is too soon to say whether there is a longer-term trend," said Edward Arkwright, finance director of Aeroports de Paris, which operates both Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports.
"The period from mid-November to mid-February is generally the slackest period of the year, with the exception of the end-year holidays," Arkwright told Reuters in an interview.
Arkwright said Paris airports had further strengthened security, already on high alert since shootings at a Paris magazine and kosher supermarket in January, following the attacks and had extended tests for liquid explosives to staff. (Reporting by Cyril Altmeyer Writing by Tim Hepher; Editing by James Regan)
