AF increases flights and destinations
AIR France has added a third destination in Brazil and is to increase
flights from Paris to Panama. Flights to Brasilia started on March 31,
the airline’s third destination in Brazil after Rio de Janeiro and São
Paulo. The three weekly flights (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays)
are operated by a Boeing 777-200 configured with 35 seats in
business class, 24 in premium economy and 250 in economy class.
AF 0520 departs CDG at 13h30, arriving BSB at 19h15. Return
flight AF 0515 departs BSB at 22h40, arriving in CDG at 14h20 the
following day. Air France KLM’s partnership with GOL Linhas Aéreas
Inteligentes will enable passengers to connect on to 28 destinations
in Brazil, served by GOL. The airline is set to add a fourth frequency
to its current three flights a week to Panama City. The extra flight
will come online for the summer 2014 schedule and, from October
27 the frequency will increase to five flights a week for the winter
schedule.
Fly-SAX introduces Lokichoggio flights
KENYAN safari and private charter airline, Fly-SAX, has launched
flights between Nairobi and Lokichoggio in Kenya. The operator is
now flying three return flights a week.
BA increases flights to Berlin
BRITISH AIRWAYS is increasing flights from Heathrow to Berlin.
The airline will launch an additional daily flight from October 26.
Weekday flights will increase from six to seven flights a day, and
Saturday and Sunday flights will increase from five to six flights
a day. BA994 departs London at 14h30 and arrives in Berlin at
17h15. BA995 departs from Berlin’s Tegel Airport at 18h05 and
arrives at Heathrow at 19h00.
EY connects to Spain with UX
ETIHAD Airways has launched codeshare operations with Air Europa
(UX), providing easier access to Spain for passengers travelling from
the UAE. Passengers flying on Etihad from Abu Dhabi to Brussels and
Amsterdam can now connect on Air Europa-operated services with an
EY flight code to Madrid then on to Barcelona and Palma, Mallorca.
