Cardiff Airport, Wales celebrated the first flight to Paris Orly with Vueling which took off on the 2nd of November.
Customers onboard the inaugural flight to Paris were surprised at the departure gate with fresh coffee, courtesy of Swansea-based coffee company SO Coffee, as well as croissants and pastries. A water cannon salute, coordinated by the Fire Section, marked the first outbound flight from Cardiff to the French capital.
The new route operates twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays between Cardiff and Paris.
Spencer Birns, CEO at Cardiff Airport said, “It’s fantastic that we are once again able to offer our passengers the opportunity to easily travel to Paris, whether that’s for a city break, a holiday to Disneyland, visiting family, or for business purposes,”
Calum Laming, Chief Customer Officer at Vueling added, “I am delighted to be here for Vueling’s inaugural flight from Cardiff to Paris Orly. Vueling’s goals are to continue to offer the best to our customers and also contribute to the tourism industry, and the choice to add one more route from Cardiff Airport, where we’ve been operating since 2012,”
