Air France announces Tehran

Air France has officially announced that it will be re launching its flights to Tehran operated nonstop from its Paris hub base effective April 2016. Services will be flown 3 times per week using an A330-200 with the below mentioned schedule:

Days 3/5/7

AF 738 Dep CDG 1030 Arr IKA 1840
AF 755 Dep IKA 0715 Arr CDG 1055

AF suspended CDG-IKA flights in 2008 as a result of global economic meltdown and the negative effects sanctions were having on Iran.

In addition, the French national carrier also confirmed that it will be increasing its services into New York JFK airport by adding a new daily flight from Paris's second airport i.e. Orly (ORY) effective June 2016. These flights will be operated using a B777-200ER.