Routes Insights: Air France, Turkish Airlines, Royal Air Maroc

ir France, Turkish Airlines and Royal Air Maroc are each increasing service to the Americas region from December

Air France is bolstering its presence in Brazil by adding Salvador, located in the northeastern region of the country, to its network for the winter 2024-25 season.

Starting Oct. 28, the carrier will operate flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA) three times a week—on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The service will be operated using Airbus A350-900 aircraft.

Salvador, the capital of Bahia and Brazil’s third-largest city with a population of 2.9 million, is renowned for its Portuguese colonial architecture, Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage and picturesque leisure resorts. The city is also a Unesco World Heritage site.

With this addition, Air France will expand its Brazilian network to five destinations. The airline already operates 2X-daily flights to São Paulo Guarulhos, daily flights to Rio de Janeiro Galeão and 3X-weekly flights to Fortaleza. Additionally, it offers weekly flights from Cayenne, French Guiana, to Belém.

Additionally, service to Fortaleza will increase to five times per week during the winter season, bringing Air France’s total weekly services in Brazil to up to 30. The airline also has a codeshare partnership in place with Brazilian carrier GOL, enabling passengers to connect to a further 40 domestic destinations in Brazil.

For Salvador, Paris will become the third European city with nonstop flights from the Brazilian city, joining Lisbon, served daily by TAP Air Portugal, and Madrid, served 3X-weekly with Air Europa. According to Sabre Market Intelligence, Paris was the second-largest destination in Europe by O&D traffic during 2023, accounting for almost 25,000 two-way passengers.