Overview

• Severe thunderstorms with torrential rain struck the Paris region, including Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, on Sunday evening, disrupting air traffic.
• Multiple arriving flights were delayed or diverted to alternative airports such as Beauvais, Orly, Nantes, Lille, Lyon, Brussels, Zurich, and Geneva.
• Departure flights from Roissy faced average delays of 1 hour and 30 minutes due to weather conditions and air traffic control adjustments.
• Cumulonimbus cloud formations disrupted aircraft approaches despite moderate visibility of around 3 kilometers.
• As of Monday afternoon, flight operations at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle have largely returned to normal, though weather monitoring continues for potential further storm risks.