France travel warning as UK Foreign Office changes guidance

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated its guidance for anyone planning to travel to France.

The government department regularly provides advice for people planning to visit any of 226 nations and territories, and on Friday, June 7, it warned of “disruption” expected in France in the coming weeks.

A new alert reads: “Throughout June, planned industrial action by port worker and air traffic control unions is expected to disrupt some ferry routes and flights across France, with some routes and flights diverted or cancelled.

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“Check your operator’s advice before travelling, including where you are taking connecting flights.”

It adds that industrial action could cause further disruption on the Paris public transport system (RATP) until September. Anyone travelling to the French capital is advised to check the RATP website for live service updates.

More than 15 million visitors are expected to travel to Paris during the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to August 11.

The FCDO also reminds travellers that they should purchase insurance before departing, and that France is subject to updated passport rules, following Brexit. Anyone travelling with a “British citizen” passport must have at least three months remaining on the document after the day you plan to leave France.

The passport must also have been issued less than 10 years before the date you enter France.

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