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Air France returns to almost 90% of pre-pandemic summer capacity

Air France expects to operate 90% of the capacity deployed in the pre-pandemic summer of 2019.

The French flag carrier is to serve up to 196 destinations on five continents, with greater long-haul capacity than before the crisis to North America, Africa, the Caribbean and Indian Ocean during the summer peak.

Travellers from the UK can fly from Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Edinburgh and connect to the network via Paris-Charles de Gaulle.

Transatlantic capacity to the US is up 20% over summer 2019 with almost 200 flights a week to 14 destinations.

Suspended since the beginning of the crisis, the service from Paris-Orly to New York-JFK reopened on March 27, in addition to flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.

A total of seven daily flights will be operated this summer between the two cities.

Air France and partner Delta Air Lines will also be launching a “shuttle” service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and New York-JFK from early June with departures every one to two hours during the day from the French and nearly hourly late afternoon departures onwards for departures from New York.

Air France has also resumed services between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Dallas with up to five flights a week.

A seasonal route between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Denver returns from May 4 for the second year running, with three flights a week.

Air France is raising capacity by a quarter to Canada compared to pre-crisis levels, including a new route between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Quebec City from May 17.

Air France will return to its pre-crisis levels of activity to Africa with the addition of frequencies to numerous destinations.

The carrier is maintaining almost its entire network in Asia but with a reduced number of flights.

Additional frequencies will be added to the schedule to India – Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore and Chennai – following the country’s reopening to international flights from March 27.

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