Air France will commence a daily service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Abu Dhabi from 29 October.

The service will be operated by Airbus A350-900 aircraft fitted with 324 seats across three cabins: business class (34 seats), premium economy (24 seats) and economy (266 seats).

Daily flights depart Paris at 21:15, arriving in Abu Dhabi at 6:45 the next day. Meanwhile, flights from Abu Dhabi depart at 8:45 and arrive in Paris at 13:15.

The new service forms part of the French carrier’s expanded winter schedule, which includes new and resumed transatlantic services and increased flight frequencies to the US and Canada.

Among its Middle Eastern destinations, the carrier’s winter schedule includes flights to Beirut, Lebanon; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Cairo, Egypt and Tel Aviv, Israel.