Since the end of March, the airlines which serve the overseas territories have been almost stopped. Now is the time for economic recovery. Companies are preparing to return to normal encouraged by communities worried about the consequences of this crisis.
The government intends to revive the tourism sector affected by the health crisis caused by the Covid-19. The Minister for Overseas announced Monday, June 8, that the compelling reasons for traveling overseas will no longer be necessary from June 22, that the number of weekly flights will be gradually increased and that the passenger limit per flight ( around 200 people) will be deleted.
Annick Girardin said that she would bring together the airlines serving the overseas territories in the coming days to finalize the new flight organization. For the moment, only Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport is open in Paris. Orly is due to reopen on June 26. Since May 11, wearing a mask is mandatory at airports and planes.
• Air France
By the end of June and subject to the lifting of travel restrictions, Air France plans to gradually resume flights, with a gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations, in particular to the Overseas Territories (Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint-Denis de La Réunion, Saint-Martin).
This flight program represents approximately 15% of the capacity normally deployed during this period. In order to support its customers in the context of traffic recovery, Air France regularly adjusts its flight program and updates it daily across all distribution channels.
• Corsair
The company announced in a press release the gradual resumption of the flight program from June 18. Corsair clarified recovery dates:
Paris - Fort-de-France: resumption of flights on June 18
Paris - Pointe-à-Pitre: resumption of flights on June 20
Paris - Reunion: resumption of flights on June 19
Initially, the company will resume its activities from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, terminal 2A, then will operate from Orly 3 from June 26. Corsair has all its offices in Orly.
• Frenchbee and Air Caraïbes
The companies Air Caraïbes and French bee, subsidiaries of the Dubreuil group, have announced the gradual resumption of their commercial flights and the restart of long-haul passenger traffic from June 12 from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport. All these flights will be carried out with the latest generation fleet of Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 from the two companies.
These rotations will be carried out, firstly, to and from their core network destinations: Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe), Fort-de-France (Martinique), Cayenne (Guyana), Saint-Denis (Reunion) and Saint-Martin (connecting via the Air Caraïbes regional network from Pointe-à-Pitre).
With the reopening of Orly (historic airport for these companies) on June 26, Air Caraïbes and French Bee quickly hope for a return to normalcy.
Flight program in June:
• June 12: TX5642 Departure from CDG at 14 p.m. - Arrival at Pointe-à-Pitre at 40 p.m.
• June 12: TX5643 Departure from Pointe-à-Pitre at 19 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 45 a.m. on June 10
• June 13: TX5615 Departure from Fort-de-France at 20:25 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 10:50 a.m. on June 14
• June 16: TX5642 Departure from CDG at 14 p.m. - Arrival at Pointe-à-Pitre at 40 p.m.
• June 16: TX5643 Departure from Pointe-à-Pitre at 19 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 45 a.m. on June 10
• June 17: TX5642 Departure from CDG at 14 p.m. - Arrival at Pointe-à-Pitre at 40 p.m.
• June 17: TX5643 Departure from Pointe-à-Pitre at 19 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 45 a.m. on June 10
• June 17: TX5615 Departure from Fort-de-France at 20:25 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 10:50 a.m. on June 18
• June 18: TX5615 Departure from Fort-de-France at 20:25 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 10:50 a.m. on June 19
• June 19: TX5642 Departure from CDG at 14 p.m. - Arrival at Pointe-à-Pitre at 40 p.m.
• June 19: TX5643 Departure from Pointe-à-Pitre at 19 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 45 a.m. on June 10
• June 19: TX5615 Departure from Fort-de-France at 20:25 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 10:50 a.m. on June 20
• June 24: TX5642 CDG Departure from CDG at 14 p.m. - Arrival in Pointe-à-Pitre at 40 p.m.
• June 24: TX5643 Departure from Pointe-à-Pitre at 19:45 p.m. - Arrival at CDG at 10 a.m. on June 25
• June 26: TX5615 Departure from Fort-de-France at 20:25 p.m. - Arrival in Orly at 10:50 a.m. on June 27
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