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French seaside resort to rename airport in honour of Queen Elizabeth II

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French seaside resort to rename airport in honour of Queen Elizabeth II
The beach at Le Touquet. (Photo: Ludovic Marin / AFP)

A well-known coastal resort in northern France is considering changing the name of its airport in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Le Touquet, in the Pas-de-Calais département, announced that it intends to rename its airport after the British Queen, who died on September 8th aged 96.

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The resort’s airport, which caters for private tourist and business flights, was built in the 1930s “to accommodate the planes of British customers”, the local authority said in a press statement.

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For a short period, in the early 1950s, it was the third busiest airport in France for passengers, behind Nice and Paris-Orly. 

The proposal to change the airport’s name will be on the agenda at the next council meeting on October 24th.

Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Emmanuel Macron, owns a property in the town, where the couple often spend time.

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