Air France will offer year-round flights between Paris and Cape Town, effective March 26. Currently, the airline offers a seasonal, thrice-weekly service between the two cities.
The all-year service will operate every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Flight AF864 will depart Paris at 10h10 and arrive in Cape Town at 21h30. Flight AF871 will leave Cape Town International Airport at 23h35 and arrive at Paris-CDG at 11h15 the next day. This schedule applies to flights between March 26 and May 2 and October 9-27.
Between May 3 and October 8, flight AF864 will depart Paris at 09h40 and arrive in Cape Town at 21h20. Flight AF871 will depart Cape Town at 23h20 and arrive at Paris-CDG at 11h20 the next day.
The service will be operated by an Airbus A330-200 with 40 seats in business class, 21 in premium economy and 147 in economy, and a Boeing 777-200 with 35 seats in business class, 24 in premium economy and 250 in economy class.
“Recent studies have shown that a regular year-round service that offers direct connectivity is a big boon for the tourism sector and can support more than 3 000 direct and indirect jobs in the city. Wesgro is excited by the proposed year round flights between Paris and Cape Town and will continue to work with the EU to strengthen tourism, trade and investment ties between us,” said Tim Harris, Wesgro CEO.
