Marseille Flights will spend a busy time during the Rugby World Cup 2007 carrying spectators to the city to witness the matches.
The city of Marseille, located in the French province of Provence, is the capital of it. It is quite an old city and was founded by the Greeks in 600 BC. The city, second largest in France, has the third largest Metropolitan area in the country. Marseille is also the largest commercial port of France. The city boasts of exotic natural beauty with a range of mountains in the north and the Mediterranean Sea in the south and this has made it a favorite among the tourists round the world.
The only airport to serve the city of Marseille is the Marseille Provence Airport which is located at a distance of 25 km from the city. The long distance can be covered by availing the taxis available at the airport. Shuttle buses are also available from the airport every twenty minutes. They carry passengers to the Marseille-Saint Charles Rail Station and cover the distance in about 25 minutes. They can also be hired to go beyond Marseille. Some of the airlines attending the Marseille Provence Airport are Air France , Air Littoral, Air Malta, Basiq Air, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, CCM Airlines, Corse Air, Czech Airlines, easy Jet, El Al Israel Airlines, Iberia, Maersk Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Syrian Arab Airlines, and Tunisair.
The Marseille Provence Airport is one of the busiest airports in France with more than 5 million passing through it annually. The airport authorities provide the passengers with a number of excellent amenities.
There is an information desk located in terminal. The passengers can avail themselves of the baggage facilities and can use the bank and ATMs located in the terminal to do monetary exchanges. Telephone, fax, internet and wireless internet can be accessed from the airport itself. There are gift shops, shops selling the regional products, magazines, newspapers and many more essential items apart from the Duty Free Shop in the International Terminal. For the passengers, there are Toilets, baby-change facilities and the Baggage facilities. The restaurants, cafeterias and the Pizzeria can be the places for refreshment for the stranded passengers.
