The Foreign Office has shared travel advice for France after Marseille airport closed yesterday, July 8, due to wildfires in the area. The travel agency has urged people to contact their operator for the latest information.

The French civil aviation agency said on Tuesday it had asked airlines to reduce flights at Paris' airports by 25% on July 3 following notification of a strike by air traffic controllers.

APOCALYPTIC” blazes have forced Marseilles International Airport to shut down as France braces to tackle raging wildfires. Plumes of acrid smoke billowed into the sky – causing