The Air France A380, registration F-GHJA, arrived at New York’s J.F. Kennedy airport after the maiden flight between Europe and the United States for this type of aircraftt.

The proceeds of the 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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