Air France increases flight frequency to Panama
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From 27 October 2014 and for the entire 2014 winter season, Air France is to offer five
weekly flights to Panama City from Paris-Charles de Gaulle -
Air France-KLM confirms its position as leader in Latin America and the Caribbean -
London, 1 April 2014 - Air France is gradually increasing its flight capacity to Panama. The airline
will start operating a fourth weekly flight between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Panama City in the
summer 2014 before increasing its capacity to five weekly flights from 27 October 2014 and for the
entire 2014 winter season. The airline is therefore adding two weekly flights to its current schedule.
“Air France has been offering non-stop flights between Paris and Panama City since 25 November
2013, in addition to the daily KLM flight. After several months of successful operations on this route,
we are proud to be strengthening our presence by increasing our flight frequencies, therefore
meeting the demand of our customers in Europe, Panama and throughout Central America. This will
enable us to consolidate our leadership position in the Central and South American region and the
Caribbean” declared Patrick Alexandre, EVP Commercial, Sales and Marketing at Air France-KLM.
In addition to the daily KLM service from Amsterdam-Schiphol, there will now be 12 weekly flights to
Panama City with Air France-KLM. Moreover, thanks to Copa Airlines’ hub at Panama CityTocumen Airport, the group's customers benefit from an even wider choice of connections to Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and Nicaragua among others.
Flights are operated by Boeing 777-200 equipped with 309 seats, with 35 in Business, 24 in
Premium Economy and 250 in Economy.
Flight schedules in local time:
Starting 27 October 2014, flights to and from Panama City will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays:
- AF 474: leaves Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 13:30; arrives in Panama City at 17:30 the same day
- AF 475: leaves Panama City at 20:45, arrives at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 14:25 the following
day
Air France-KLM, a leader in Latin America and the Caribbean
Leader in Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of seat capacity, Air France-KLM is serving 25
destinations* in this region for the summer 2014 season, and offers more than 220 weekly flights
from Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol.
* Aruba, Bogota, Bonaire, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Cayenne, Curaçao, Fort de France,
Guayaquil, Havana, Lima, Mexico City, Montevideo, Panama, Paramaribo, Pointe à Pitre, Port au
Prince, Punta Cana, Quito , Santo Domingo, St. Martin, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro.
For more information, visit www.airfrance.co.uk
-ENDSFor further information, please contact Four bgb:
Helen Coop / Julie Giraud / Emma Liasides / Paul Stokes
AirFrance-KLM@fourbgb.com / 020 3697 4200
Editors’ notes:
Air France
Air France was founded in 1933 and merged with KLM in May 2004. Since then, they have formed a major
player in the air transport industry. The two airlines operate the leading long-haul network on departure from
Europe.
Air France currently offers a choice of nine departure points in the UK and Ireland: Aberdeen, Birmingham,
Dublin, Dundee, Edinburgh, London Heathrow, London City, Manchester and Newcastle. Air France’s
passengers experience hassle free travel with seamless connections at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport which
after extensive refurbishment of its terminals received a 91% rating for customer satisfaction in a 2012 poll.
In 2012, Air France and KLM carried 77.4 million passengers to a network of over 200 destinations in more
than 100 countries.
Air France-KLM's Flying Blue frequent flyer programme is leader in Europe and has over 21 million members,
of which more than 750,000 are from the UK.
Air France and KLM and partners Delta and Alitalia operate the biggest trans-Atlantic joint-venture with more
than 250 daily flights.
Air France and KLM are members of the SkyTeam alliance which has 19 member airlines and offers
customers access to a global network of over 15,500 daily flights to 1,000 destinations in 187 countries.
Recent accolades for Air France KLM include; Best Short Haul Airline 2013 and Best Business Airline in 2012
at the Business Travel Awards.
Internet: www.airfrance.co.uk
Social Media: www.facebook.com/AirFrance / @AirFranceUK