San Gottardo

Great additions, but I am afraid they're being operated by A318 (according to air-journal.fr https://www.air-journal.fr/2021-08-0...e-5229614.html). In fact I believe the MUC flight had already been planned pre-COVID but never happened. Same for the Lufthansa flight that was planned on that route.

Goldorak

Also:
PTP-JFK : 2 weekly flights, A320
PTP-YUL : 2 weekly flights, A320

And summer lines CDG to Tanger, Seville, Krakow, Las Palmas, Faro, Djerba will be maintained during the winter season.

Goldorak

I confirm BER & MUC will be A318, as per AF communication. And yes, MUC was indeed planned before Covid but never happened (same for LH).

Goldorak

The following summer routes will be kept for the winter season (adding frequencies compared to my previous post):
- Gran Canaria (LPA) : 2 weekly
- Palma de Mallorca (PMI) : one weekly
- Seville (SVQ) : 5 weekly
- Faro (FAO) : 2 weekly
- Kraków (KRK) : 5 weekly
- Tanger (TNG) : 2 weekly
- Djerba (DJE) : 2 weekly

Goldorak

Maputo (MPM) is confirmed from 31/10 as a tag on JNB flight. This continuation service will operate twice weekly with a B77W.
AF990 CDG 23:35 JNB 11:15+1
AF990 JNB 13:10 MPM 14:20
AF995 MPM 16:30 JNB 17:40
AF995 JNB 19:50 CDG 05:45+1

Also, AF is starting Banjul (BGL) in Gambia as a triangular route with BKO. Four weekly A332 service.
AF526 CDG 13:05 BKO 17:55
AF526 BKO 20:20 BJL 22:10
AF526 BJL 23:55 CDG 06:50
Note : the saturday flight is AF528.

And, to finish, AF is increasing frequencies to ABJ by adding 3 additional weekly flights on tuesday, Thursday and saturday to reach a total of 14 weekly flights. The new flight will operate as follow:
AF704 CDG 16:50 ABJ 22:20
AF705 ABJ 23:55 CDG 07:40+1

Goldorak

AF is launching ORY-SXM service from 4 DEC 2021. Three times/week on monday, thursday, saturday. Aircraft : A332 (it will be AFAIK the only A332 flight in ORY. This comes in addition to the daily service from CDG. It will be cool to see 2 AF planes landing over Maho beach on the mentioned days

Monday / thursday
AF446 ORY 09:00 SXM 13:25
AF479 SXM 18:00 ORY 07:20+1

Saturday
AF446 ORY 13:10 SXM 17:35
AF479 SXM 19:45 ORY 09:05+1

San Gottardo

Any idea until when that service will operate? Only for the winter months I presume?

Goldorak

no idea, but I'm guessing that it will be only during the winter season. But who knows...

Goldorak

Not really new routes but route resumptions post Covid :
- FOR : re-starts on 22/10 (3 weekly)
- SEZ : re-starts on 23/10 (2 weekly)
- CPT : re-starts on 31/10 (3 weekly)
- HKG : re-starts on 05/11 (1 weekly)
- SEA : re-starts on 06/12 (3 weekly)
- MRU : re-started on 05/10 (7 weekly)

For the USA, by March 2022, AF intends to have an offer representing 90% of the 2019 one (it was 50% during summer 21).

Digicola

With Singapore announcing a slow reopening to vaccinated travelers, AF has announced they will increase the number weekly flights to SIN from 1 to 3 (effective 21st October).

The 2 extra flights will operate on Thursdays and Saturdays in October and shift to Fridays and Sundays afterwards. All operated by 787-9. Only these 2 "VTL" flights are eligible for quarantine free, any purpose travel.

Just a disclaimer to those who are thinking of coming, life here is far from normal (masks, group size restrictions, no nightlife) but most attractions are still open with entry caps (kind of a blessing sometimes).

https://www.superadrianme.com/travel...-to-singapore/

Goldorak

Thanks. What's the difference between a VTL and non-VTL flight ? Because I cannot imagine anyone non-vaccinated trying to fly to Asia.

maalloc

Do you have any feedback about entering S’pore with the French vaccination certificate and its lack of middle names?

Digicola

People entering the country through non-VTL flights must follow the normal covid entry procedure and go into quarantine on arrival. Vaccination is not mandatory, although it is becoming so for most visa holders. These flights are less restrictive so most transit passengers will probably take these flights.

VTL flights have a slew of restrictions such as travel history restrictions (must have only been in VTL approved countries during the 14 days preceeding flight). All purpose travel is only allowed for VTL flights, the entry authorisation system is different and so is the daily entry cap.

Lastly, the vaccination requirement means families with children will have to take non-VTL flights as there is no vaccination exemption for them. Very grumpy french expats who are all being crammed onto the first non-VTL flight after xmas.

Tl:dr its easier to enter through the VTL but harder to board the flight. It is harder to enter the country without the VTL but easier to board the flight.

Digicola

Most people I know have managed to get it recognised. Some were required to show additional documents that show the lot number of each dose to get local certificates but that is it.

Presumably, the goverment is set to fully recognise EU certificates from the 18th of October. But it is unsure if that means they will be accepted as such (no need to convert to SG format) or if they will be readable with local scanners.

brunos

Further details:
https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/sc-pr/vtl#countries