MANILA, 23 September 2024: Air France will expand its Asian network on 7 December flying from its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub to Manila in the Philippines.
The airline will operate three direct flights weekly, on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, using an Airbus A350-900. The aircraft has 34 seats in the business cabin, 24 seats in premium, and 266 seats in economy.
Flight schedule
Flight AF208 departs Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 2320 on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, arriving in Manila at 1930 (plus a day).
Flight AF209 departs Manila at 2150 on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, arriving at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 0550 (plus a day).
This flight schedule remains subject to government approval.
Manila is also a KLM destination, with four flights weekly from Amsterdam Schiphol airport on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. By coordinating their respective flight schedules, Air France and KLM ensure a combined daily service to Manila from Paris and Amsterdam.
“We are delighted to add three weekly nonstop Air France flights between Manila and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, complementing KLM’s four weekly flights from Manila to Amsterdam, offering a daily service”, said
Air France KLM South East Asia & Oceania General Manager Femke Kroese. “This will allow our customers from Manila to benefit from our strong network in Europe and beyond.”
In addition to Manila, Air France will also serve the following Asian destinations this winter: Tokyo Haneda (up to 15 flights a week), Osaka (up to three flights a week), Beijing (up to seven flights a week), Shanghai (up to seven flights a week), Hong Kong (up to seven flights a week), Seoul (up to seven flights a week), Bangkok (up to 13 flights a week), Singapore (up to 10 flights a week), and Ho Chi Minh City (three flights a week).
The introduction of Manila marks Air France’s fifth new route for the winter 2024-2025 season. During this period, the airline will inaugurate new routes to Salvador de Bahia (Brazil, three flights a week from 28 October 2024), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania, three flights a week from 18 November as an extension from Zanzibar), Malé (Maldives, up to two flights a week from 20 December), and Kiruna (Sweden, one flight a week from 21 December).
