OREANDA-NEWS. September 11, 2013. Air France now offers customers three weekly flights to Shanghai-Pudong by Airbus A380, becoming the first European airline to serve the Chinese financial centre with its superjumbo.

“The arrival of our superjumbo in Shanghai illustrates Air France’s intention to continue its expansion in China, a strategic and fast-growing region. With the A380, our customers can enjoy an optimum travel experience in all cabin classes, as well as services specially adapted to the Chinese culture” declared Frederic Gagey, Chairman and CEO of Air France.

On board its Airbus A380, Air France offers customers four cabin classes (La Premiere, Business, Premium Economy and Economy) as well as several exclusive new features for a unique travel experience and even more comfort:

A particularly quiet cabin

An extremely spacious cabin interior

6 bars providing a friendly inflight atmosphere

Air France operates 28 weekly flights to Shanghai-Pudong on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, fourteen of which are operated on a code-share basis by China Eastern Airlines, a SkyTeam member airline.