Air France This Tuesday it restarted its seasonal operations on the route Paris–Charles de Gaulle–Punta Canathrough the Airport Punta Canastrengthening the air connectivity between Europe and the Dominican Republic and consolidating the airport as a strategic point for international tourism.
He seasonal service operates from January 13 as of March 28, 2026, with three weekly frequenciesTuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, connecting to Punta Cana with more than 200 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East through the hub of Air France in Paris–Charles de Gaulle.
Maristella Rodríguez, Country Sales Manager of Air France–KLM for Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, stated that the airline’s return to Punta Cana “reflects our commitment to maintaining solid and meaningful connections with the Dominican Republic,” and highlighted the company’s presence in the maiden flight as a way to reaffirm their support for the destination and welcome passengers.
Rodríguez explained that the route is operated with a Boeing 777-300a long-range aircraft with capacity for 442 passengers, distributed in business classpremium and economical, which allows us to serve different traveler profiles.
He also indicated that with three flights per week This operation represents the potential arrival of more than 1,300 passengers per week to the International Airport Punta Canastrengthening tourism and exchanges between both countries.
He detailed that the Boeing 777-300 It has 14 seats in business class28 in premium class and 400 in economy class. He added that the confirmation of this same frequency for the January-March 2027 season consolidates the route as a sustained engine of tourism growth and international projection.
Seamless connection
Air France celebrated the restart of his seasonal service with a symbolic presence during the arrival and departure of the inaugural flights at the airport Punta Canawhere representatives of the airline and the airport terminal welcomed the passengers from Paris and accompanied the departure of the first flight to the French capital.
Giovanni Rainieridirector of Airside Operations at the Airport Punta Canaexplained that the resumption of operations of Air France reinforces the air connectivity between Europe and the Dominican Republic and consolidates the airport as a strategic hub in the Caribbean, by expanding travel options for passengers and promoting the development of the destination and its international projection.
Rainieri maintained that the restart of this seasonal operation represents an event of high strategic value for the air connectivity of the country, by strengthening the ties between the Dominican Republic and Europe and reaffirming Punta Cana as one of the main connection centers of the Caribbean.
Likewise, he highlighted that, through this connection, passengers can easily access more than 200 destinations international, favoring the tourist exchange and cultural.
He stressed that the return of Air France constitutes a sign of confidence in the infrastructure, the operating standards and the vision of sustainable growth from the airport of Punta Canadeveloped for more than four decades.
He also valued the alliance between Air France and the airport Punta Cana as a key factor for the development of tourism, the strengthening of the economy and international projection of the Dominican Republic as a competitive destination in the global market.
During the welcome ceremony maiden flight The symbolic nature of the return of this route was highlighted and positive expectations were expressed regarding the growth of bus frequencies. Air France and the continuity of its operations in the coming winter seasons.
The flights leave from Paris at 2:25 p.m., arriving at Punta Cana at 18:45, while the return flight takes off from Punta Cana at 9:05 p.m. and lands in Paris at 10:30 a.m. the next day. The onboard experience is available in three cabins: Business, Premium and Economy.
Agreement
During the IFTM Top Resa tourism fair, the Minister of Tourism, David Colladoand the commercial director of the airline Air France, Frederic Descoursthey signed a agreement made it official that the airline formally resumes the country’s connection with Paris.
