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Air Lyon-St-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Tel: (04) 72 22 72 21. Fax: (04) 72 22 74 71. E-mail: jdonati@aeroport.fr Web site: www.lyon.aeroport.fr Lyon-St-Exupéry Airport (which was until recently known as Lyon-Satolas) is located 25km (15.5 miles) to the east of Lyons city centre. It welcomes about five million passengers each year. More than 40 airlines regularly use Lyon-St-Exupéry offering nearly 80 destinations, 40 of them international. Major airlines: Air France is the national airline (tel: (08) 02 80 28 02; web site: ). Other carriers include Alitalia, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Lufthansa, Sabena and Swissair. Airport facilities: These include cash dispensers, a post office, a travel agency, an infirmary, snack bars and restaurants, a newsagent, duty-free shops in all departure lounges, two hotels on site and several car hire companies, such as Ada, Avis, Budget, Europcar and Hertz. Business facilities: There is a business centre with office facilities, as well as 11 offices available on site, all extremely well equipped (tel: (04) 72 22 83 74). Transport to the city: There is a High Speed Train (TGV) station (tel: (04) 72 22 77 90). The cheapest alternative to the city centre is the Satobus coach (tel: (04) 72 68 72 17; cost: FFr49; journey time - 45 minutes). Taxis are also available at the airport and a fare to Lyons city centre costs about FFr180 during the day or FFr270 at night (tel: (04) 72 22 72 21). Lyon-Bron Airport (LYS) Tel: (04) 78 26 81 09. Fax: (04) 78 26 72 65. This airport is just a few minutes from central Lyons and is the second busiest business airport in France with over 100,000 aircraft movements a year. Major airlines: Aircrafts and helicopters represented include Carry Air (tel: (04) 72 14 16 50); Heli Courlis (tel: (04) 72 15 80 73); Heli Partners (tel: (04) 72 37 24 37); Pan Européenne Air Service (tel: (04) 78 41 17 94). Airport facilities: It has bureaux de change, hotels, restaurants and cafés on site. Business facilities: There are meeting rooms available for hire. Transport to the city: Taxis or hire cars to the city centre can be arranged in advance by the airport. Approximate flight times to Lyons: From London is 1 hour 55 minutes; from New York is 8 hours 45 minutes; from Los Angeles is 12 hours 55 minutes; from Toronto is 9 hours 45 minutes and from Sydney is 24 hours (including stopovers). Arrival/departure tax: Included in the price of the ticket. |
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