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After a drop in air activity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Nice Côte d'Azur airport announces that it is expanding its network for the summer season with 111 destinations, including 91 international and 10 long- couriers, all to 42 countries,
Le Figaro
learns on Tuesday by press release.
If the program can still evolve, the airport already has a record number of long-haul flights, including six to North America, with two routes to Canada and now four to the United States, at the takeover of the line to and from Atlanta operated by Delta Airlines.
If many "lines operated" this summer were already operated last summer and are maintained
"because of their relevance"
, in particular for the transverse axes in France or for the major European destinations, the new season offers 21 novelties including nine new destinations:
Atlanta (Delta Airlines);
Bari (easyJet);
Birmingham (Jet2.com);
Brussels-Charleroi (Volotea);
Constantine (Air Algeria);
Valletta (Air Malta);
Paris-Beauvais (easyJet);
Riyadh (Saudia);
Tampere (Air Baltic).
This program also includes three line annualizations (Tunis, with Transavia France, Bordeaux and Venice, with Volotea),
"which is of major interest for the Côte d'Azur territory which thus sees important connections made permanent"
indicates the airport.
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In addition, following on from the previous year, which had seen a very clear rebound in trade between North America and the Côte d'Azur, the next summer season will be "even more dynamic, to the benefit of tourism players
who salute these highly contributory visitors and all the more welcome as Russians and Ukrainians can no longer come to the French Riviera.”
Thus, from May to October, Nice will be connected to Montreal, with Air Canada and Air Transat, at the rate of five to seven rotations per week.
From April to October, New York will be accessible with up to three flights a day, operated by United Airlines, Delta Airlines and La Compagnie.
Finally, a great novelty of the season, Delta Airlines will once again connect the Baie des Anges with a direct flight to its Atlanta hub, daily, from May to September, offering the territory a gateway to all of North America. North and Latin America.
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Better connectivity to the Middle East and Asia thanks to the Gulf countries
"
The continued growth of our network from or to North America is excellent news for the people of the Côte d'Azur and for our territory, as these lines offer opportunities for leisure or business travel and exchanges between our two countries.
This renewed, and even increased, confidence in airlines is a perfect illustration of our strategy focused on the most direct connectivity possible for Côte d'Azur residents and air links supporting the quality tourism desired by our territory", explains Franck Goldnadel, Chairman of the Airports Management Board
. of the Côte d'Azur.
In addition to the return of the Emirates A380, which operates daily between Nice and Dubai, three other long-haul flights to the Gulf countries are on the program this summer: Bahrain, with Gulf Air (two weekly rotations between June and September ), Kuwait, with Kuwait Airways (two weekly rotations between June and September) and Riyadh, with Saudia (three weekly rotations from June 16 to September 30).
"With these four destinations, which attract visitors particularly sought after by tourism professionals on the Riviera, Nice Côte d'Azur is in fact finding all of its offer of destinations to the Gulf countries", welcomes the airport
.
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