Air Austral announces launch of new service to Paris via Reunion Island
Jean-Marc Grazzini, VP Sales and Marketing for Air Austral last week visited Sydney to announced the launch of their new service to Paris via Reunion Island, effective 14th April 2009.
From its hub Reunion Island, Air Austral operates services to Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon, Mauritius Island, Seychelles Island, Mayotte, Moroni (Comores), Antananarivo, Nosy Be, Tamatave, Majunga, Johannesburg and Bangkok.
Reunion Island often referred to as the world’s most secret tropical paradise, is located 130 km south west of the coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
The Paris-bound flights will avoid peak morning congestion, scheduled to depart Sydney at 1210 on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and arrive in Paris at 0530 Wednesday and Sunday.
Return flights are scheduled to depart Paris at 2250 Wednesdays and Saturdays, for arrival in Sydney 0605 Friday and Monday mornings.
The twice weekly flights will be operated with a brand new Boeing 777-300 aircraft, with three full service classes: Club Austral (Business Class) 14 seats, Confort Class (Premium Economy) 40 seats and Loisir Class (Economy), with 384 seats.
Jean-Marc commented that although they will offer a keenly priced service, they would not compromise quality.
He added that as they are the first international plane to arrive in Paris, they are able to present fantastic onwards connections to France and Europe.
Talking about their hub, Reunion Jean-Marc enthused that this will become the new tourism destination of the Indian Ocean, once Australians realise what they have to offer.
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