Without passengers since 2017, Saint-Étienne airport seeks to take off again

Since the cessation of commercial flights in 2017, its check-in counters and departure lounge have been desperately empty. Apart from a few private planes chartered for football teams or rare business leaders, the tarmac at Saint-Étienne Bouthéon airport is quite deserted… But the airport is nevertheless open. This sometimes surprises the customers of Philippe Gaillard, director of Vitamine Vacances, whose travel agency is located in the reception hall: “When I give them an appointment at the agency, there are people who are surprised to see that the airport still exists! »