Paris, October 1 (RHC)-- Air France will offer up to three additional flights to Havana's José Martí International Airport from Paris-Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 2016, compared to the 2015 summer season.

From late March to mid-May 2016, the company will operate 10 weekly flights between the two destinations. From mid-June to late August 2016, Air France will offer nine flights. For the entire season, there will be one scheduled daily flight.

Present for 17 years in Cuba, Air France supports the island’s tourist development and is the leading airline between Havana and Europe. The airlines is offering up to 11 weekly flights this coming winter, and up to 10 weekly flights during the 2016 summer season.

In addition, Air France and Cubana de Aviación are involved in a code-share agreement, allowing the Cuban national airline to offer over 30 destinations in Europe and the Caribbean thanks to the Air France network. Similarly, Air France customers can access Cubana de Aviación’s domestic market. Both airlines want to further develop their cooperation to continue expanding connecting traffic beyond Paris and Havana.

Since 2011, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has been connecting Havana to Amsterdam-Schiphol with three weekly flights during the summer (on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays) and four during the winter (on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays), operated by Airbus A330-200 with 243 seats.

In 2014, nearly 420,000 passengers chose Air France or KLM to travel between Europe and Cuba.