Air France confirms codeshare with flybe - will operate Airbus A318's to Birmingham!!

Air France (AF) announced in July 2010 that they would be
entering into a codeshare agreement with flybe (BE) on all their
France - UK routes that would be implemented in the autumn....

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.... the first phase of this has now been confirmed - from the start

of the winter schedules on Sunday 31 October 2010 the BHX-CDG

route will become a joint operation with three flights a day being

flown by Air France/CityJet and three flights a day by flybe

(reduced service at weekends) under both AF and BE flight codes
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Air France are planning to use an Airbus A318 on the first inbound

flight to Birmingham - on Monday to Friday from 1 November 2010 -

which will arrive BHX at 0820 and depart at 0920

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The other Air France flights will continue to be operated by CityJet

Avro RJ85's while flybe will use Embraer 195's on their flights

(some Dash 8Q-400's at weekends)
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The Air France Lyon flights will continue to be operated by Britair
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From 31 October 2010 Air France and flybe will codeshare

on all their BHX-France flights
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Friday 10 September 2010