Air France introduces new Concorde schedule for better connections in Paris.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1996--The daily departure of Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde Concorde Flight AF001 from JFK to Paris will be moved to 8 a.m. from 1 p.m. starting March 31, the airline announced today. Arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport at 5:45 p.m.(a) instead of 10:45 p.m., Flight AF001 will now make convenient connections with the evening bank of Air France flights to over 40 European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. destinations, including eight major cities in France. A business traveler can depart from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on the supersonic su·per·son·ic adj. 1. Having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air. 2. Of or relating to sound waves beyond human audibility. Concorde in the morning and be in Paris, Frankfurt, Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. or Milan the same evening, ready for dinner and a relaxing night's sleep before a full schedule of appointments the next day. Returning from Paris, the schedule of Concorde Flight AF002 is unchanged: Departure from Charles de Gaulle at 11 a.m., arrival at JFK at 8:45 a.m. the same morning. This schedule facilitates westbound connections from points in Europe through Paris to New York. Air France celebrates the 20th anniversary of Concorde service this year, marking the first supersonic scheduled flight scheduled flight schedule n → vol régulier scheduled flight schedule n → Linienflug m on Jan. 21, 1976 between Paris and Rio via Dakar. Service to the U.S. began in May 1976 to Washington, D.C. and in November 1977 to New York. For information and reservations, contact a corporate travel specialist or the Air France Concorde Desk, 1-800-232-2557 or 212-265-5460. (a) Flight AF001 arrives at 6:45 p.m. Mar. 31-April 6. CONTACT: Air France Media Contact: Bruce Haxthausen 212/830-4482 |
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