Six months after opening the Paris-Chennai (Madras) route, Air France continued its conquest of the Indian market by inaugurating a new direct service between Paris and Bangalore on 30 October. Flights are operated five times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) by Airbus A330-200.
The Air France-KLM group now has five destinations in India: Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai (code-shared with Delta) and Hyderabad (operated by KLM). Air France is not the only European airline to take an interest in the capital of Karnakata, as British Airways also opened a direct service between Heathrow and Bangalore in October. The announced three-weekly frequency has even been increased to five flights a week. This rush by European airlines to Bangalore is, of course, attributable to its economic development, but also to the prospects opened up by the construction of a new airport 25 kilometres north of the city, a potential hub for air transport in South Asia.
Special report - Bangalore: the boom, and after?
Bangalore: the boom, then what?
- New Paris-Bangalore route
