Paris flights from East-Midlands and Southampton commence to Charles-De-Gaulle with Eastern Airways and Air France

Eastern Airways, the UK’s regional airline, yesterday commenced Paris companies to the principle hub of Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris, because the companies enter their second yr. Operated in cooperation with Air France, each East Midlands and Southampton airports Paris companies have moved to Charles De Gaulle airport, following securing slots at Air France’s key world-wide connections hub. This swap additionally coincides with the Summer 2024 Olympics & Paralympics as France turns into the sporting focus within the coming months.

The East Midlands and Southampton companies which commenced in 2023 providing the one direct year-round journey to the capital metropolis observe adjustments to the Air France community in Orly, switching to France’s largest airport hub of Charles De Gaulle bringing a big progress within the Air France connections obtainable whereas nonetheless sustaining the direct capital entry and direct hyperlinks to Disneyland Paris amongst many key points of interest.

The companies operated by Eastern Airways  are bookable at www.easternairways.com and  through Air France www.airfrance.co.uk which incorporates onward connectivity, Air France being a part of the Air France-KLM Group.

“We are delighted to be extending our partnership with Air France and opening wider connectivity to Europe’s second biggest city for both business and leisure travelers. The first year has seen strong demand and notable growth throughout, which given the significance of Paris and France hosting the 2024 Olympics & Paralympics in the months ahead, the welcome move to Charles-De-Gaulle will help improve direct access year-round to France including Disneyland Paris.” says Roger Hage, Commercial Director, Eastern Airways.

Steve Griffiths, Managing Director at East Midlands Airport, added: “Ongoing connectivity through a serious European hub has been a strategic purpose of this airport for a while. I’m subsequently delighted that this partnership with Eastern Airways and Air France opens up world locations inside one cease of East Midlands Airport for our clients.

“While most of our customers will continue to choose us to effortlessly reach their favourite European holiday destinations, we hope they and new customers will be attracted by this new option to use EMA as the starting point for travel to destinations much further afield.”

Christopher Tibbett, Group Head of Airline Relations and Marketing for Southampton Airport, stated: “This is a fantastic route announcement from Air France and Eastern Airways offering a great addition to our summer schedule at Southampton in 2024, building on partner airline KLM’s flights to Amsterdam. The service to Charles-De-Gaulle will deliver quick and convenient connectivity to one of Europe’s greatest destinations, will be very popular with our passengers from Southampton and the wider Hampshire region.”

The new Paris Charles-De-Gaulle service operates into T3 (terminal 3) CDG with all fares together with our complimentary on-board service and working on low-emission 72-seat ATR plane, rising the East-Midlands Airport base for Eastern Airways. Air France will promote seats through an interline settlement providing expanded world-wide connectivity on the Air France-KLM Group provider community.

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Eastern Airways is an unbiased UK airline based in 1997, primarily based at Humberside Airport working scheduled companies in its personal title plus working on behalf of nationwide flag provider akin to Air France and from right now, 31^st March on behalf of KLM Cityhopper. The airline additionally affords wide-ranging constitution, ACMI and specialist air-services for a lot of different operators and sectors within the UK & Europe since 1997. With IATA awarded IOSA (International Operator Safety Accreditation) now held for eight-years and many awards for service requirements and trade main initiatives for the airways operation of a various blended fleet or regional jets of 37-100 seats to fashionable fuel-efficient turboprops of 29 to 72 seats.