Transavia Boeing 737 aircrafts are seen parked at the bottom of the control tower of Orly Airport before for its re-opening following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, June 24, 2020. Picture taken June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
VILLENEUVE-LE-ROI, France (Reuters) - French student Yanis Darras is savouring the sound of birdsong around his home, because it may be the last time he hears it for a while.
He lives next to Paris's Orly airport, and since the COVID-19 outbreak forced it to shut, he and fellow residents of the town of Villeneuve-le-Roi have had a welcome break from the sound of screaming aircraft engines.
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