Earlier this week, Air France revealed plans to launch new flights between Paris CDG and Manila for the upcoming Winter 2024/25 season.
The airline has released the full information into these new exciting flights.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
The New Flights Between Paris & Manila with Air France…
Air France will launch new flights between Paris CDG and Manila on December 7, 2024.
It is understood the flights will run on a thrice-weekly schedule utilising the following scheduling:
- AF208: Leaving Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 11:20pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, arriving in Manila at 7:30pm (next day),
- AF209: Leaving Manila at 9:50pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, arriving at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 5:50am (next day).
Subject to government approval, these flights will be coordinated with partner KLM to provide daily flights to the Philippines.
The new flights to Manila from Paris with Air France marks it’s 5th new route for the Winter 2024-25 season after:
- Salvador
- Kilimanjaro
- Male
- Kiruna
Asia Pushing Strong For The French Carrier…
The new flights to Manila from Paris with Air France are a signifier that demand for Asia services are ramping up for the Winter.
As well as this new destination, the French carrier will be operating the following services into the continent:
- Tokyo Haneda (15x weekly).
- Osaka (3x weekly).
- Beijing (7x weekly).
- Shanghai (7x weekly).
- Hong Kong (7x weekly).
- Seoul (7x weekly).
- Bangkok (13x weekly).
- Singapore (10x weekly).
- Ho Chi Minh City (3x weekly).
With the new Paris-Manila flights added up, Air France will be providing up to 75 flights per week into Asia.
Overall…
In conclusion, the new flights with Air France represents another sensible addition to their portfolio.
With many passengers wanting hotter climates over the Winter, this new route will definitely provide that.
Looking ahead, all eyes will be on how the new flights perform.
If they are very successful, then there could be scope to expand this further going into the future.
For now, let’s see what happens on launch day.
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