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Côte d'Azur dual-airport flow doubling, LFMN/LFMD closing week premium 107%
Cannes Film Festival is the core event of European business aviation peak season: May 2025 (festival month) Côte d'Azur dual-airport (LFMN+LFMD) business jet movements totaled 5,948 — MoM surge 82.1% vs. April's 3,267. Closing week flow premium 107% vs. non-event baseline. LFMD (Cannes-Mandelieu) as short-runway airport absorbs Pilatus PC-12 turboprop flow; LFMN (Nice) absorbs Challenger 350, Phenom 300 midsize jets primarily. However, 2026 79th festival (May 12–23) LFMN movements 1,622 declined 15.2% YoY; Geneva route shrank 34% — reflecting European overall business aviation pressure.