AIR France last week launched a daily service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Jakarta via Singapore.
Deploying a Boeing 777-300, with 303 seats in four classes, the service is operated at night for both outbound and inbound flights, and adds to KLM’s daily service from Amsterdam-Schiphol via Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta.
Patrick Roux, executive vice president Asia-Pacific, Air France-KLM, said: “In total, the two airlines offer 14 weekly flights between Europe and Jakarta, thus responding to Indonesian and European customers’ demand.”
Longhaul travellers can make a connection on KLM’s daily Singapore-Bali flight, while travellers from Singapore can travel on Air France between Singapore and Jakarta.
The daily service will make it convenient for business travellers in particular, while also serving the market for short trips between Singapore and Jakarta, Bali or Surabaya, he added.
Roux also revealed that from end-September, Singapore and Jakarta would be the first destinations to welcome the airline’s new luxury La Première suite.
Following the launch, Air France and Garuda Indonesia have signed a codeshare agreement for flights between Singapore-Surabaya and Amsterdam-Nantes.
Between June 17 and August 30, Air France passengers can also enjoy additional frequencies to Singapore. For the 2014 summer season, the airline is adding three services between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Singapore, using Boeing 777-200, offering a total of 10 weekly flights.
Air France-KLM now offers eight destinations in the region with more than 90 departures weekly from Amsterdam-Schiphol and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Some of the flights are operated by Malaysia Airlines, Vietnam Airlines and China Airlines.
