Air France to expand Cuban services

Air France will operate an additional weekly flight to Havana in Cuba from October 2015, increasing its offer to 11 weekly departures during winter 2015.

Cuba is becoming more popular. Photo credit: Kamira/Shutterstock.com
Cuba is becoming more popular. Photo credit: Kamira/Shutterstock.com
Air France has operated flights to Cuba for the past 17 years, offering daily services from the UK to Havana via Paris-Charles de Gaulle throughout the summer season.

In addition to Air France’s services to Cuba, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines also offers flights to the destination via Amsterdam-Schiphol airport, running three flights per week throughout the summer and four flights per week during the winter season.

Air France and KLM’s combined frequencies to Cuba make Air France-KLM the European leader in transatlantic services to the island, offering a total of 15 weekly flights and up to three daily frequencies between Europe and Cuba in the winter. In 2014, close to 420,000 passengers chose Air France or KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for their flight between Europe and Cuba.

Air France flight schedule to Havana, Cuba

AF946: Leaves Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 16:30, arrives in Havana at 20:25 the same day

AF943: Leaves Havana at 22:50, arrives at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 14:05 the next day

Flight operated by Boeing 777-300 with 468 seats, including 14 in Business, 32 in Premium Economy and 422 in Economy.

KLM flight schedule to Havana, Cuba

KL0723: Leaves Amsterdam-Schiphol at 10:30, arrives in Havana at 14:50 the same day

KL0724: Leaves Havana at 16:45, arrives in Amsterdam-Schiphol at 8:20 the next day

Flight operated by Airbus A330-200 with 243 seats including 30 in Business Class, 213 in Economy including 35 in Economy Comfort.

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