Air France returns to the Philippines after 23 years with the launch of its nonstop flights between Paris and Manila. This service, operating three times a week, complements its sister airline KLM’s service via Taipei, bringing the Franco-Dutch group’s total to seven weekly flights to Manila.
Flight AF 208 was operated on an Airbus A350 registered as F-HTYJ and named “Cannes.” The aircraft departed Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport at 23:48 local time on December 7 and arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 19:16 the following day after 12 hours and 28 minutes of flight.
In addition to the new Manila connection, Air France’s offering in East Asia for this winter includes services to: Tokyo-Haneda (up to 15 flights per week), Osaka-Kansai (up to 3 flights per week), Beijing-Capital (up to 7 flights per week), Shanghai-Pudong (up to 7 flights per week), Hong Kong (up to 7 flights per week), Seoul-Incheon (up to 7 flights per week), Bangkok (up to 13 flights per week), Singapore (up to 10 flights per week), and Ho Chi Minh City (3 flights per week).
The Philippine capital is the third new service launched by the French airline this 2024/2025 winter season, following Salvador de Bahia in Brazil and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (with a stop in Zanzibar). The airline has also scheduled the opening of routes to Malé in the Maldives starting December 20 and Kiruna in Sweden starting December 21.
Flight schedule between Paris (CDG) and Manila (MNL)
- Flight AF 208: CDG 23:20 – MNL 19:30+1 Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Flight AF 209: MNL 21:50 – CDG 05:50+1 Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday.
The route is operated with Airbus A350-900 aircraft configured with 324 seats across three classes: 34 in Business Class, 24 in Premium, and 266 in Economy.
