Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, Air France has been adapting its network and flight schedule in line with travel restrictions and demand.
Since June, Air France has resumed operations from five departure points across the UK: Birmingham, Edinburgh, London Heathrow, Manchester and Newcastle.
The French flag carrier currently operates a daily service from both London Heathrow and Manchester to its hub at Paris CDG, offering passengers the opportunity to connect to 150 European and intercontinental destinations.
Throughout April and May, Air France continued to operate a skeleton service from London Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh to assist UK customers with essential travel and repatriation.
As borders reopen and travel restrictions begin to ease, daily services will also resume from Birmingham, Edinburgh and Newcastle from July. Air France plans to operate 80% of its pre-Covid global network in summer 2020. Gradual frequency increases throughout the period will result in the carrier reaching 35% of the capacity initially planned for July and 40% for August.
Benedicte Duval, General Manager for UK & Ireland said, “After this challenging period, we are delighted to be in a position to resume flights from almost all of our UK stations this summer and we look forward to once again connecting UK business and leisure passengers with our worldwide network via Paris CDG.
As borders reopen across Europe and travel restrictions begin to ease, safety is a prerequisite for Air France as we gradually resume travel and as we all adapt to our new environment, I can assure you that all Air France staff, both on the ground and on board, are committed to guaranteeing our passengers the highest levels of health & safety.”