Air France-KLM Enchances Connectivity with Increased Services to Canada

Air France – KLM announced enhanced connectivity for Indian passengers to Canada with the introduction of two new frequencies to Vancouver and Edmonton. The frequencies starting March 29, 2015 and May 5, 2015 respectively will allow connectivity for Indian passengers from New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. With attractive all inclusive fares starting at INR 64200 to Edmonton and INR 66000 to Vancouver passengers can now book for the upcoming summer holidays.

Sunny days in Vancouver with Air France

Offering seamless connectivity to the famous coastal city of Vancouver, from 29 March 2015, Air France will offer up to 5 weekly flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Vancouver. Flights will be operated by Boeing 777-200 with 309 seats: 35 in Business, 24 in Premium Economy and 250 in Economy.

These new services to Vancouver will be in addition to KLM’s offering of 7 weekly flights to this destination from Amsterdam-Schiphol.

Focus on Edmonton with KLM

As of May 5, 2015, KLM will connect passengers from India to Edmonton, one of the fastest growing economies in Canada. This new frequency will offer 3 weekly flights between Amsterdam and Edmonton and starting June 22, there will be 4 weekly frequencies.

This service will be in addition to daily flights to Calgary in the same province.

Flights will be operated by Airbus A330-200 with 243 seats: 30 in World Business Class, 35 in Economy Comfort Zone (offering 10 inches of additional legroom and a doubled seat recline) and 178 in Economy.

KLM will be the first and only airline in continental Europe to connect Europe to the city of Edmonton.

For more information or to make a booking go to www.airfrance.in and www.klm.com.

On the occasion of announcement of these new frequencies, Yeshwant Pawar, General Manager AFKL, South Asia commented that ,” We are delighted to be offering our customers enhanced connectivity to Canada. There continues to be a strong demand for quality services to Vancouver and Edmonton as it is a leading global business and education destination and also for visiting friends and relatives. Further, the complementary nature of Air France and KLM’s flight schedules gives customers a greater choice of connections via the hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol. In addition, thanks to our partnership with WestJet, we can offer our customers a network of 38 routes in Canada.””

About Air France – KLM

AIR FRANCE KLM is a major player in the air transport industry. The Group operates the leading long-haul network on departure from Europe. In 2013, AIR FRANCE KLM carried 77.3 million passengers and 1.3 million tonnes of cargo. The Group's fleet comprises 552 aircraft. Its network covers 231 destinations in 103 countries from its hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol. The Flying Blue frequent flyer programme is leader in Europe and has over 21 million members. With their partners Delta and Alitalia, AIR FRANCE and KLM operate the biggest transatlantic joint venture with more than 250 daily flights. AIR FRANCE and KLM are members of the SkyTeam alliance which has 20 member airlines, offering customers access to a global network of over 15,500 daily flights to 1,064 destinations in 178 countries. Internet: www.airfranceklm.com

From India, Air France flies daily from Delhi and Mumbai and 6 times a week from Bengaluru to Paris. KLM offers 14 weekly flights from India including a daily flight each from New Delhi and Mumbai to Amsterdam. From Mumbai, the flights are code-shared with Delta Airlines.