A new airport was declared open for business in France today. The Brive-Souillac in the Dordogne, near Cressenac in the Lot, is located in the heart of the Dordogne.

The airport is in an ideal location, easily accessible from major motorways on both the east-west and north-south axis. The airport will be officially opened on 10 July and will replace the nearby Brive-Laroche airport.

Members of the public lined the surrounding hills to watch the landing of the first flight from Paris to Brive. Three flights a day will leave Brive Souillac airport for the French capital and from 25 June, flights to and from London City airport will start, provided by airline City Jet.

At present the airport is focusing on flights to and from London and Paris, but, it is hoped that in the next five years 50,000 visitors will pass through their doors.

The new airport will undoubtedly boost tourism in the local area and will be popular with people who own holiday homes in the Lot region.

Shelley Harrington, a co-owner of the Columbia Souillac Golf and Country Club told regional newspaper La Depeche that she hoped the opening of the airport would mark the return of English tourists to the Dordogne.

The project began in 1988, but took more that 20 years to become reality. Construction work started at the site in October 2005 and work on the airport building itself started in spring last year.

The project has the backing of 13 financial partners and cost an estimated £39 million.

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