Air France inaugurates the Paris-Lima route

Since 21 June, Air France has been operating 5 weekly flights between Paris and Lima, the capital of Peru. These flights are operated by Boeing 777-200ER, with a capacity of 309 passengers. The aircraft is configured with three cabin classes with 35 seats in the new Business class, featuring a lie-flat seat bed measuring over 2 m in length, 24 seats in the intermediate Premium Voyageur class and 250 in Voyageur economy class.

The highest number of frequencies between Europe and Peru

For customers of the Air France-KLM Group, these 5 new Air France flights out of Paris complement the 7 flights operated by KLM out of Amsterdam. With 12 weekly flights, the Group is the leading carrier between Lima and Europe in terms of frequencies and allows Peru to be connected to the 254 destinations in the network via the two hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol.

Air France and KLM offer weekly cargo hold capacity of up to 165 tonnes.

Paris-Lima flights are operated on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the following times:

Departure from Paris at 10:40. Arrival in Lima at 15:55
Departure from Lima at 18:45 Arrival in Paris at 14:10 the following day
“We have witnessed Peru’s impressive development, economic growth and its reputation among the international community. This new Paris-Lima route will also increase the opportunities for transporting goods between our continents,” stated Mr. Gourgeon, on the occasion of the inaugural flight.

Air France-KLM, a leading carrier in Latin America

The Air France-KLM Group is a leading transport player on Latin America routes. It serves 13 destinations out of Paris and Amsterdam and offers 125 weekly flights in 11 countries: Argentina (7 weekly flights), Brazil (35 weekly flights), Chile (6 weekly flights), Columbia (7 weekly flights), Ecuador (5 weekly flights), Guyana (7 weekly flights), Mexico (28 weekly flights), Panama (6 weekly flights), Peru (12 weekly flights), Surinam (5 weekly flights) and Venezuela (7 weekly flights).