Air France launches first trans-Atlantic A380 flight
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This morning, at 11:39 am, Air France’s A380 took off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, operating flight AF 380, the first transatlantic flight between Europe and the United States by A380. Among the passengers were the 380 winning bidders for seats on the inaugural Paris-New York – Paris flights. This auction raised proceeds of 300,000 euros which will finance five different humanitarian projects by charities chosen by the Air France Foundation.
The aircraft, registration F-GHJA, will land at New York-Kennedy airport at 1:20 local time, 7:20 Paris time.
A380: 1st transatlantic flight between Europe and the United States
The proceeds of this auction of seats on the two inaugural Paris-New York-Paris flights finally reached 300,000 euros, more than expected. The amount will thus finance 5 humanitarian projects for children in need instead of the three initially planned.
The benefits of the auction for the inaugural Paris-New York-Paris flights will go to several projects in aid of humanitarian associations for children in need all over the world. The Air France Foundation supports these projects.
Starting on Monday 23 November, the A380 will operate daily scheduled flights:
* AF 006 Paris-New York leaving at 1:30, arriving at 3:45 pm;
* and AF 007 New York-Paris leaving at 7:15 pm, arriving at 8:35 the following day.
From Paris, Air France will operate the A380 on its Johannesburg route as from 3 Februray 2010 and will therefore be the first airline to operate the A380 to Africa.
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