There was a decline in traffic after
Ryanair suspended service in 2004 after a court declared that the airline had received illegal subsidies from the airport. After the opening of the first phase of the new
LGV Est high-speed rail line from
Paris to
Strasbourg, there was a significant reduction in plane usage, but since 2011, traffic at the airport has grown. However,
Air France ceased to operate the route between Strasbourg and
Paris-Charles de Gaulle on 2 April 2013, transferring passengers onto rail services operated as
tgvair. The opening of the second phase of the LGV Est in July 2016 further reduced travel time to Paris to 1:48 by train. ==Facilities==