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Corsica Buys 250,000 Airline Seats to Shift Tourists Off‑Season, Taps Volotea and Air Corsica

Guaranteed seat purchases with penalties aim to spur lower fares, reducing summer overcrowding.

Overview

  • Approved on October 2, the four-year program commits the Collectivité de Corse to an annual minimum of 250,000 seats on designated routes.
  • Volotea begins nine French services on November 1 from Bordeaux, Nantes and Strasbourg to Ajaccio, Bastia, Figari and Calvi.
  • Air Corsica launches three international links on April 1 from Brussels–Charleroi to Ajaccio and Bastia, and from Rome to Ajaccio.
  • Reported funding varies by outlet, with about €500,000 in 2025, €2.5 million in a full year and roughly €8 million across four years.
  • Ticket prices will be set by the airlines, the contracts include penalties for missing passenger targets, and officials forecast around €100 million a year in economic returns with several million added overnight stays.