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Air France to Auction 380 Seats on A380 Inaugural Flights Between NYC and Paris
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Many readers may remember the demise of Concorde Service between JFK (New York) and CDG (Paris). We endured cramped seating and a single row aircraft for the luxury of time savings.
The new Airbus A380, (while no replacement for speed, is the world's largest and quietest aircraft) will begin service between Paris and New York City in November 2009.
To celebrate the new service, Air France is auctioning 380 seats on the two inaugural flights of the A380 between Paris and New York on November 20th, 2009 and from New York to Paris on November 21st, 2009. The first general commercial service for the flights between JFK and CDG will begin on November 23rd, 2009.
The auction will fund three humanitarian projects supported by the Air France Foundation for children in need including:
• France (Marseille): Association Arts et Développement, street art workshops in city neighborhoods;
• South Africa (Johannesburg / Soweto, Alexandra and Witbank): François-Xavier Bagnoud Association, an after-school program dedicated to orphans affected by AIDS;
• India (New Delhi): Association Plan France, project aimed at improving living conditions for child workers.
The auction site is: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Air-France-A380__W0QQ_armrsZ1
About the A380 and Air France: The Air France A380 is fitted with three cabins classes: 80 seats in Affaires (Business) and 106 seats in Voyageur (Economy) on the upper deck and 9 seats in Première (First) and 343 in Voyageur (Economy) on the main deck.
Powered by four GP7200 engines, specially designed by Engine Alliance (50/50 Joint Venture between General Electric and Pratt & Whitney), the Air France Airbus A380 can carry its 538 passengers over a maximum distance of 8,078 miles. The A380 is the quietest aircraft of its generation, is among the most fuel-efficient per passenger, and generates one of the lowest levels of CO2 emissions.
The Air France A380 will leave from Terminal 1 in New York-JFK Airport at 7:10 pm (local time), arriving in Paris the next day at 8:35 am (local time). The return flight will leave Terminal 2E of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport at 1:30pm and arrive in New York JFK. Boarding the A380 will be fast and comfortable thanks to the use of terminals fitted with double deck bridges, both in Paris and New York.
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