Cork says ‘bonjour’ as Air France reveals Paris flights

Air France’s new daily flight from Cork to Paris will open up a vast long-haul network to Irish passengers and boost inbound tourist numbers to the south.

Cork’s business and tourism chiefs welcomed yesterday’s announcement, one of three European summer routes unveiled by the airline.

It also unveiled routes to Wroclaw in Poland and Bergen in Norway. It already operates 28 weekly flights to Dublin.