GrahamB wrote:Someone needs to advise them that unless they put it in the AIP, the current PPR times and means of notification will remain the expectation by visitors!
Absolutely. The AIP is there for this stuff, and they cant complain if you comply with it unless there is a NOTAM modifying its content...Just checked, nothing on NOTAMs. But the VAC just has a Douane number, nothing else....it has no hours, PPR times or anything, so I guess the question is whether you interpret the VAC as "You need to call the Douane number and comply with their requirements" or "They have Douanes and I can pitch up as I want, the number is there if I need to talk to them beforehand"...And I suspect the former is what they actually mean...
Buzz, the Sunday/Monday thing is pretty common in France - Banks usually open Saturday and close Mondays, with many shops doing the same thing. Bearing in mind the aerodrome is "Fr Only" outside ATS times, I think they are being pretty reasonable for foriegn arrivals - you just have to remember that in France nothing happens between 12 and 3 except lunch...
Its generally best to make a hole in the sky.......not the ground...