Air France has launched Airbus A380 flights between Paris and Tokyo, Japan.
The aircraft, with registration number F-HPJD, is Air France's fourth A380, and is scheduled to depart Paris with flight number AF 276, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Air France will increase this frequency to daily from 4 October 2010. Flights depart Paris from terminal 2E at 13:30 to arrive in Tokyo at 08:10 the following day.
Return flights from Tokyo, AF 275, depart on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays 11:50 to arrive at Paris-Charles de Gaulle 2E at 17:15. The flights will become daily from 5 October 2010.
Paris-Tokyo is Air France's 3rd route served by A380, following Paris-New York in 2009 and Paris-Johannesburg in February 2010.