A wildfire that broke out near Marseille in southern France forced the closure of Marseille Provence airport on Tuesday, a spokesperson there said. Planes have not been taking off or landing since around midday and some flights have been diverted to Nice,

A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country’s interior minister said. Several forest fires have raged in recent days in southern France,

APOCALYPTIC” blazes have forced Marseilles International Airport to shut down as France braces to tackle raging wildfires. Plumes of acrid smoke billowed into the sky – causing

About 40% of flights were cancelled Friday at all Paris airports due to a strike by French air traffic controllers seeking better working conditions.