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DFW Airport is proud to announce the
arrival of its newest carrier, Air France! Daily nonstop
service to Air France’s Charles de Gaulle (CDG) hub
in Paris will begin May 2001 on an Airbus 340-300 aircraft.
DFW Airport and Air France officials look forward to
the inauguration of the new service in May and celebrated
the announcement at the Airport Administration Building
on November 14. The new service will enable Air France
passengers to make fast and convenient domestic connections
via DFW hub carrier Delta Air Lines.
The new service announcement follows
Delta’s recent growth in air service at its DFW
hub. (Please see
Delta Grows its DFW Hub with Regional Jets for
more information.) Delta’s strong domestic
network from DFW enables Air France passengers to take
advantage of the nearly 200 daily flights Delta offers
from DFW to cities throughout the U.S. and Mexico.
DFW passengers can enjoy a higher standard of service
and an extensive travel network with the addition of
Air France, a SkyTeam Alliance member, to DFW Airport.
The SkyTeam Alliance, the global airline partnership
of Air France, Delta Air Lines, Korean Air, and Aeromexico,
will provide DFW passengers with more travel options.
Travelers can fly from DFW to Paris-CDG via Air France
and be able to easily connect to destinations throughout
Europe, Africa and the Middle East because of this alliance.
With over 6,400 daily flights, the SkyTeam Alliance
will enable DFW corporations competing in the global
economy to have access to a worldwide network.
The new service by Air France is DFW’s second daily
flight to Paris and signals a strong and growing business
link between North Texas and Europe, especially France.
Currently, thirty-eight North Texas companies are currently
doing business with France, including, six Fortune 500
companies. Forty French companies currently have operations
within the DFW Metroplex.
DFW also has strong air trade ties
with France. In 1999, France accounted for 13 percent
of DFW Airport’s total air trade with Europe. Many
high-tech, high-value items are increasingly being traded
between the two markets, including semiconductors &
integrated circuits, office machinery and aircraft,
spacecraft & parts.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex benefits
from Air France’s new service in the form of impact
on the local economy. The annual economic impact of
the service on the Metroplex is estimated at $124 million.
In addition to the numerous business opportunities that
will result from the new DFW-CDG service, there are
many world-renowned attractions that DFW passengers
must visit while in Paris:
Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was originally built as a temporary
structure to commemorate the centenary of the Revolution.
Since that time, the Eiffel Tower has become an enduring
symbol of the city of Paris.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
This major French religious building and masterpiece
of gothic architecture contains stunning rose windows
and soaring shafts that reach to the springs of the
vaults.
Chateau de Versailles
One of the most visited monuments in France is the Palace
of Versailles. Wanting to escape the busy life in Paris,
and to keep the nobility under his control, King Louis
XIV built this chateau that became his home and housed
the headquarters of every arm of the state.
The Bastille
This Landmark of the French Revolution is better known
today as a hip district hosting the new opera.
The Louvre
This world famous museum comprises eight supremely important
collections including such treasures as the Mona
Lisa and the Venus de Milo.
Palais Royal
Famous for its gardens where revolutionary plots started,
the Palais Royal is divided into two distinct parts:
the palace itself and the galleries that surround the
park on three sides. Today it houses the Council of
the state, the Constitutional Council, the ministry
of Culture, the Comedie Franaise, where the classics
of French theatre are performed, and various departments
of the Beaux-Arts.
Invalides
The major dome of Paris hosts Napoleon's ashes and was
part of a majestic 4,000-patient hospital ordered by
the Sun-king, Louis XIV. Today, Les Invalides is a museum,
monument and is used for military purposes.
Place de la Concorde
This vast and elegant symbol of reconciliation after
the revolution displays the 3,000 year-old Luxor's obelisk,
a 23-meter high, 220-ton pink granite monument that
is decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of
the pharaoh Ramses II.
The SkyTeam partnership between Air
France, Delta, Korean Air, and Aeromexico greatly benefits
all DFW travelers, both business and leisure, due to
the increased travel options the alliance makes available.
Be sure to take advantage of the extensive route network
offered by Air France through its Paris-CDG hub to many
destinations throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and the
Middle East. DFW proudly welcomes its newest air carrier,
Air France, and looks forward to the continued growth
of air service at the Airport well into the future.
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