Air France expands winter cargo routes, diverts Panama flight and limits crew to Israel
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Air France‑KLM Martinair Cargo announced new winter freighter services, an Airbus A350‑900 bound for Panama was turned back after a magnitude‑7.7 quake, and the airline issued a directive restricting crew of 31 nationalities from Israel flights.
Winter cargo network
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will operate a winter schedule from 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027, serving 14 freighter destinations, 112 wide‑body belly destinations worldwide and 54 destinations in Europe. The carrier will add three weekly Boeing 777F flights to Cairo, Egypt, and will operate two weekly Boeing 777F flights to Navi Mumbai International Airport instead of Mumbai. Services to Seoul will run three times weekly, with one standalone flight and two combined with Hong Kong. New routes from Paris Charles de Gaulle include three weekly Boeing 777‑300ER flights to Punta Cana from November and two weekly Airbus A350‑900 flights to Malé from December.
Panama earthquake diversion
An Air France Airbus A350‑900 bound for Panama City turned back to Paris Charles‑de‑Gaulle on 9 October 2026 after a magnitude‑7.7 earthquake struck 10 km from Pitaloza Arriba in Herrera province at 12:56 local time (19:56 Paris time). Air France confirmed the diversion was due to the airport closure.
Crew nationality restrictions
Air France issued a directive that crew members of 31 nationalities should refrain from flights to Israel, a measure that the CGT union says is discriminatory and breaches French labour law. The airline reported that at least 1,240 crew members of the restricted nationalities landed in Israel in 2026 despite the directive.
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