French national carrier Air France has said it will add two additional weekly flights between Charles de Gaulle Airport and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in order to boost its expansion drive in Africa.
Arthur Dieffenthaler, Air France General Manager for Eastern Africa region said that the launch of the two additional flights will begin on April 1.
The French National airline, Air France resumed flights between Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in 2018 after an 18 year absence.
The increased flights comes a year after the French carrier resumed the Nairobi route after an eighteen-year break.
According to Arthur, the resumption of flights has also increased the number of flight bookings owing to the increased trade between Kenya and France.
He said this during a meeting with French companies, convened by the French Chamber of Commerce in anticipation of the visit to Kenya by the French President, Emmanuel Macron.
Air France is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. The airline’s global hub is at Charles de Gaulle Airport with Orly Airport. Air France’s corporate headquarters, previously in Montparnasse, Paris, are located on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris.