From twenty first April 2023, Air France will reinstate each day flights between the Welsh and French capitals, delivering additional development at Cardiff Airport between key enterprise locations and persevering with the Airport’s revival in-line with its the five-year restoration plan.
The brand new yr spherical route strengthens the service providing with the Air France-KLM Group, which already operates flights to Amsterdam from Cardiff. One-way fares, together with taxes and expenses, are from £69.99. Operated by UK airline Jap Airways, passengers will have the ability to guide by way of the Air France web site – www.airfrance.co.uk * – or alternatively utilizing Jap Airways’ personal web site – www.easternairways.com.
With Paris-Orly Airport providing handy onward flight connectivity with Air France, passengers will have the ability to join from Wales to the world in addition to bringing useful inbound enterprise and tourism income to Wales.
Marc Watkins, Aviation Growth Supervisor for Cardiff Airport mentioned:
“It’s implausible to welcome again one other flag service to Cardiff Airport put up pandemic and provide
folks residing in Wales one other capital metropolis connection which isn’t solely an awe-inspiring vacation spot in itself but additionally a gateway to onward connections,”“Paris-Orly additionally gives an quick access path to Disneyland Paris, with shuttle buses from the airport to the parks and motels.”
The enduring Parisian skyline and structure, punctuated by the wrought-iron Eiffel Tower, has featured because the backdrop to so many movies that first-time guests to the town could really feel like they’re strolling round a film set! Synonymous with fashion, the town of romance boasts numerous eminent museums, outlets and landmarks effortlessly related with glamorous world-famous streets just like the Champs-Élysées, quite a few greenspaces and delicate lamplit bridges – making it straightforward to fall in love with all what Paris has to supply.
Fahmi Mahjoub, Basic Supervisor United Kingdom & Eire, Air France/KLM says:
“This new cooperation between Air France and Jap Airways is a really constructive transfer and is available in response to the rising urge for food for journey to Paris that we’ve got seen from everywhere in the United Kingdom. Residents close to Cardiff will now have the ability to fly from their native airport and attain the magnificent capital of France with a direct service, an possibility that was not obtainable to them earlier than.”
“In coming into a cooperation with Air France, a part of the Air France-KLM Group, to launch Paris-Orly flights from Cardiff, Jap Airways is enabling connectivity to Europe’s second largest metropolis from the capital of Wales, restoring direct air entry yr spherical to France,” says Roger Hage, Business Director, Jap Airways.
“The cooperation between Jap Airways and Air France ensures a sustainable capability growth between Wales and France providing not solely direct entry to Paris however onward connections to a myriad of locations. Whereas supplying enterprise passengers with a much-improved each day journey possibility, the brand new route additionally gives an thrilling and ever-popular leisure provide, together with Disneyland Paris, celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this yr, alongside the Parisian allure which the town
is legendary for.”
Tickets at the moment are on sale on the Air France web site.
