What Happened
Air France Temporarily Suspends Direct Flights to Manila Amid European Summer Season
Air France will suspend its direct flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport from May 4 to October 12, 2026, coinciding with the European summer season. The airline operates the route three times a week with an average flight time of 14 hours. This decision comes after Air France resumed the route in 2024, following a two-decade absence from the Philippines. The airline had announced the three-times-weekly service in September 2024. The route is operated with an Airbus A350-900 aircraft configured with 34 business class seats, 24 premium economy seats, and 266 economy seats. This information was first reported by AeroRoutes.