A380: first transatlantic flight between Europe and the United States
With its inaugural flight AF380 from Paris to New York tomorrow, Air France is the first airline to offer transatlantic flights between Europe and the United States by A380.
On board, the 380 winning bidders of the auction for tickets on the Paris - New York flight will be the first passengers to cross the Atlantic from Paris on the biggest ever civil aircraft. The flight will leave from Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 11:15 am and will land at New York-Kennedy airport at 1:20 pm local time, 7:20 pm Paris time.
The benefits of the auction for the inaugural Paris-New York-Paris flights will go to several projects in aid of humanitarian associations for children in need all over the world. The Air France Foundation supports these projects.
Starting on Monday 23 November, the A380 will operate daily scheduled flights:
- AF 006 Paris-New York leaving at 1:30, arriving at 3:45 pm;
- and AF 007 New York-Paris leaving at 7:15 pm, arriving at 8:35 the following day.
From Paris, Air France will operate the A380 on its Johannesburg route as from 3 Februray 2010 and will therefore be the first airline to operate the A380 to Africa.