Corsair makes Benin its 4th destination in Africa
Until now, only Air France, the French state-owned airline, has connected France to Benin. The Beninese authorities have decided to break this monopoly in order to guarantee competitive prices and strengthen the connection between their territory and the European country.
Corsair will connect Paris (Orly) to Cotonou from November. According to a press release from the Beninese government, published on Thursday 23 June 2022, the French long-haul specialist will offer 3 weekly flights (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday) between the French capital and the Beninese city, "at competitive prices". The route will be operated by Airbus A330-300, with a capacity of 298 seats (18 in business class, 12 in premium and 268 in economy).
"For the government, this agreement should make it possible to democratize the service to our country, in order to offer the population the possibility to travel at a reduced cost at any time. Better still, it will enable the creation of effective air connectivity conditions for an influx of tourists to Benin, taking into account the massive investments made in the tourism sector," says the Beninese government.
On the Paris - Cotonou route, Corsair will compete with Air France, the French state-owned flagship, which offers 5 weekly flights from Charles de Gaulle airport. Once the service is operational, Benin will become the fourth African country served by Corsair, after Mauritius, Mali and Côte d'Ivoire. For these last two services, it is only a few days since Corsair re-launched its flights to Bamako (June 20), and densified its route to Abidjan (now 1 daily flight).
