Quote: "I am very surprised EK haven't had Paris ORLY in their sights. Is it a possibility
Kind regards
Mike"
Agreed, much nicer airport than that dump, CDG (hope that's not too harsh, but it is s****hole). After all, with their operations model, EK have no need to feed AF's hub!
Almost certainly to do with bilateral agreements as Skipness stated. The French government isn't known for "open skies" mentality.
Back in the 1990s they wanted BA out of ORY, BA had to go to court to have the route reinstated (contravention of EU regulations). Having gone through all that hassle the route was dropped years later and has just recently been reinstated.