Air France Is Expanding Its Caribbean Flights This Summer

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - June 7, 2021

Air France is expanding its service to the Caribbean this summer, Caribbean Journal has learned.

That will include up to 14 weekly flights from Paris-Orly Airport to both Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Air France will also be flying up to seven weekly flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Martinique; and up to seven weekly flights to St Martin.

The carrier will also be operating up to seven flights each week to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic; up to three flights each week to Santo Domingo and up to five weekly flights to Cancun, Mexico.

As for Havana service, Air France said it planned on serving the Cuba market “subject to the lifting of travel restrictions.”

Air France will be operating the service on either Boeing 777 or Airbus A330 aircraft.

— CJ

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