Air France will reintroduce its five weekly flights to Monrovia, Liberia, from April 20.
The flights will be operated by a 224-seat Airbus A330-300 with 36 seats in business, 21 in Premium Economy and 167 in economy class.
Air France will serve Monrovia as a connecting service via Bamako (Mali) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays, and direct on Tuesdays and Fridays, before going on to Bamako.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays, flight AF530 will depart Paris-CDG at 14h10 and arrive in Bamako at 17h55. After departing Bamako at 19h55m the flight will land in Monrovia at 21h55 to return to Paris-CDG the following day at 07h35.
On Tuesdays and Fridays, flight AF533 will depart Paris-CDG at 16h00 and land in Monrovia at 20h40. The flight will then depart Monrovia at 22h10 to land in Bamako at 23h35. The flight will arrive in Paris-CDG at 09h10 after leaving Bamako at 01h35.
The route between Monrovia and Bamako means Air France now operates five additional flights to Mali (12 flights in total), increasing capacity by 63% since last year.