Air France opens Kittilä-Paris flight for winter

French national flag carrier Air France on Saturday launched flight operation between Kittilä and Paris for winter season, said the airline in a press release on Monday.

The opening flight took off from Kittilä airport after an inaugural ceremony where departing passengers, airport partners and the Mayor of Kittilä were present among others.

“We are very happy to add one more Finnish destination to our worldwide network. Besides our daily flights from Helsinki, this winter season we will also offer flights from Kittilä and Rovaniemi. Finland and the Nordics is a very important market for us. We are looking forward, to welcome all travelers from the area of Kittilä and around to travel with us to Paris and beyond”, said Soili Varpula, Sales Manager Finland and the Baltics, AIR FRANCE and KLM North Europe.

The new flight between Kittilä and Paris will be operated until March 12, 2023.

“We are delighted for the new Air France route from Paris to Kittilä Airport! A few years back Finavia invested in the expansion of the airport and today we are ready to welcome the growing number of international passengers to experience the winter wonderland here in Lapland. The new connection from Paris to Kittilä is a great addition to the growing number of scheduled flights from our airport, said Jonna Pietilä”, Finavia’s VP Lapland Airports and the Airport Manager at Kittilä Airport.