50 weekly flights, 5 Canadian cities: Air France releases 2023 summer sked

Air France says it is now operating at 2019 levels, and for the upcoming 2023 summer season (April – October), the carrier will be flying up to 835 times a day, to 191 destinations in 89 countries.

This summer marks a "turning point" in Air France’s long-haul flight schedule, the airline stated in a press release on Thursday (March 16). 

The resumption of service to China, for example, will spark a return to more flights in Asia. 

Flying to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong will gradually increase throughout spring to reach one daily flight per destination by July 1, or 21 flights a week. 

Still in Asia, Air France will continue boosting capacity to Tokyo (Japan), where the airline serves both airports. Up to 11 weekly flights to Tokyo Haneda and 3 to Tokyo Narita.

50 weekly flights to 5 Canadian cities

More flights are being added to North America due to high demand, the airline noted. 

This summer, Air France will operate up to 180 flights a week from/to 14 U.S. destinations including two airports in New York: John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty), as well as 50 flights to five Canadian cities. 

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The airline will resume flying between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Quebec City on May 2, 2023, and will introduce a new Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle-Ottawa flight on May 27. 

It will be five direct flights every week, on the Airbus A330-200. 

With this, Air France will be the only airline operating direct flights between Ottawa and Europe will become the leading European air carrier in terms of capacity connecting Europe and Canada. 

Active in Africa

Very active in Africa throughout the pandemic, Air France will continue to maintain seat capacities there at above 2019 levels. 

As of June 12, 2023, the airline will begin flying to Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania). Three flights a week on Boeing 787-9 as a continuation of the service to Zanzibar, also a recent Tanzanian destination, inaugurated in 2021. On the same date, the Boeing 787-9 daily departure to Nairobi (Kenya) will become a direct flight.

Finally, in the Caribbean, Air France will inaugurate a new flight on May 5, 2023, linking Cayenne (French Guiana) and Belém (Brazil), once a week on Airbus A320.

These additions to the schedule will raise Air France’s number of long-haul destinations to 85.

France & Europe

This summer, Air France will fly up to 650 times a day to 106 French and European destinations to further facilitate short- and medium-haul travel for its customers.

Over and above its regular schedule, the airline will operate 66 seasonal routes in France and Europe, taking off from Paris and regional French airports. 

These flights will make it possible to reach Corsica (from Paris, Bordeaux, Caen, Rennes, Lille, Lyon and Nantes), Greece (from Paris, Marseille, Nice and Toulouse), Algeria (from Paris, Marseille, Nice and Toulouse), Morocco (from Paris and Nice), and Tunisia as well (from Paris, Marseille and Nice).

Meanwhile, the Air France-KLM Group’s low-cost affiliate, Transavia France, will operate close to 200 short- and medium-haul routes to 120 destinations this summer, including 100 from/to Paris-Orly. 

This will make it the top low-cost airline operating out of Paris’ airports.

Johannesburg 

Air France is continuing its rollout of its latest long-haul cabins, gradually being installed on 12 Boeing 777 300 ERs. 

Already available from/to New York JFK, Dakar and Rio, they will be introduced on flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Johannesburg (South Africa) as of March 27, 2023.

This new product is available in Business, Premium Economy and Economy models. 

The Business cabin features a new sliding door that allows for a totally private space, and the seat transforms into a real bed almost two-metres long. 

For passengers travelling together, the seats located in the middle of the cabin are now equipped with a central panel that lowers easily, to make flying together even more enjoyable.

Detailed flight times, days and fares are on airfrance.com.

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