“It is the assured bankruptcy of the eight associations which give aviation courses”, despairs Jens-Peter Roeber, vice-president of the association of users of the Salon-Eyguières aeronautical platform (Aupase). Tuesday evening, around 8 p.m., he had just learned that the mayor, Henri Pons, had announced, via a Notam (from the English “notice to airmission”, which means message to air navigators), messages published by those who control air navigation, that he was closing the aerodrome from today until March 31.
“It grounds 150 planes, even though it is an aerodrome open to civil aviation. The entire training system is blocked, microlights, gliding… And this, without any justification,” specifies the association manager.
“We will not be able to contain the anger of users”
This closure is part of the war that Aupase and the mayor of Eyguières have been waging for years. Latest episode to date: as we anticipated in our December 6 edition, the administrative court has just rendered its judgment and ruled in favor of the aviators, represented by the opposition municipal councilor Audrey Touron, who requested the cancellation of the air transport contract. concession that the mayor had concluded, through a mixed economy company with a single operation.
