Bonjour, Paris! SEA Airport Welcomes New Service to Paris from French Polynesian Airline Air Tahiti Nui

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) welcomes new intercontinental assistance to Paris (CDG) by means of French Polynesian airline Air Tahiti Nui that will start off on June 13 and function calendar year-round. After launching non-quit 787-9 Dreamliner company past October from SEA to Tahiti, French Polynesia, Air Tahiti Nui is extending its service to link Seattle and Paris.

In partnership with Alaska Airlines, Air Tahiti Nui is the initially and only provider featuring nonstop flights connecting the South Pacific, the Pacific Northwest, and France with one of a kind opportunities to build connections by each halt even though also letting Seattle vacationers to connect independently east or west. Air Tahiti Nui will be operating Seattle-Paris twice weekly, in addition to the current 2 times-weekly services to Tahiti.

“We are very pleased to be only the next gateway for Air Tahiti Nui in North The united states, and this new, 12 months-round flight to Paris is a superb enhance to their existing Seattle-Tahiti assistance,” mentioned Lance Lyttle, SEA Airport Taking care of Director. “Whether you’re traveling just concerning Paris and Seattle or are transiting in between Paris and French Polynesia, we seem ahead to welcoming you to SEA and invite you to practical experience our productive new intercontinental arrivals facility.”

“The opening of the new Tahiti-Seattle immediate support was now an enjoyable accomplishment for Air Tahiti Nui,” reported Mathieu Bechonnet, Air Tahiti Nui’s Handling Director. “Pushing this support to Paris for the summertime was a way for us to present even much more solutions for our shopper foundation in Tahiti to access Paris when also making it possible for the Seattle region to get pleasure from a lot more alternatives to investigate France and Europe.” 

Bechonnet continues, “Our determination to shift this to a 12 months-spherical support is created achievable today thanks to the fantastic response we are receiving from the sector. We are actually thrilled about the new enterprise chances this signifies for us and the dynamism it delivers to our functions.”

SEA Airport is generating substantial investments to make global vacation by means of SEA far more effective and agent of our area. The recently-opened new International Arrivals Facility presents travelers an expanded and additional economical expertise to satisfy the rising regional desire for global journey. The new facility is above 4 situations the size of the old facility and involves an iconic aerial walkway which is the longest over an active taxilane in the entire world!

The codeshare partnership in between Air Tahiti Nui and Alaska Airlines permits travellers to vacation by using Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA) to and from just about 100 metropolitan areas in North The us. Air Tahiti Nui passengers are also equipped to make and redeem miles with Alaska’s Mileage Software.

Flight Specifics

The new flights operates twice a 7 days – Tuesday and Saturday utilizing a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

Worldwide Assistance at SEA

Air Tahiti Nui’s support is now the 2nd new global support to be declared in 2023, subsequent WestJet’s announcement of new Edmonton services beginning in May well. In 2022, SEA extra four brand-new worldwide providers: Turkish Airways to Istanbul, Air Canada to Montreal, Finnair to Helsinki, and Air Tahiti Nui to Tahiti. All round, 44 international companies are at present in procedure at SEA, supplying nonstop flights to 29 distinctive global locations on 25 airlines.

About Air Tahiti Nui

Air Tahiti Nui one-way links the South Pacific with four continents as the major provider to French Polynesia, with daily non-cease service to Tahiti from Los Angeles, and is just one of only two airlines to supply a assortment of non-stop flights connecting Los Angeles and Paris. With the new non-quit services to Tahiti from Seattle commencing on October 5th, 2022, Air Tahiti Nui gets the only airline connecting the Pacific Northwest and French Polynesia. Headquartered in Papeete, Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui now operates from its Tahiti foundation to places in 10 countries in cooperation with a selection of codeshare associates which includes Alaska Airlines, American Airways, SNCF, Air Calin, Air New Zealand, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Qantas and LATAM. Abide by Air Tahiti Nui on Fb and Instagram @airtahitinui. For additional information, please check out www.airtahitinui.com.

About Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 

Operated by the Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport (SEA) serves the men and women of the Pacific Northwest with necessary services, accessibility to hundreds of domestic and international destinations, and economic activity that supports tens of countless numbers of work opportunities and produces $20 billion in economic activity. SEA is a major 12 U.S. airport that has acquired the journey industry’s prestigious 4-Star Skytrax Airport Ranking and designation as Finest Airport in North The united states for the earlier two calendar year, focused on shopper-centered vacation with superior companies, services, and facilities. SEA totaled 45.9 million travellers in 2022 – down just 11{6932ee47e64f4ce8eedbbd5224581f6531cba18a35225771c06e4f1b3f0d9667} from 2019 – with a forecast to access pre-pandemic traveler volumes in 2024. For much more information about our U.S. Top rated 12 airport, visit www.flysea.org and observe us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Each working day. Elevate.

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Perry Cooper | Port of Seattle Senior Media Officer
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