ATN rerouting PPT-LAX-CDG flights for Europe travel ban

[Mercruiser]

Have a look at the ATN web site. To comply with the "Decision of the US administration to prohibit travel from Europe to the US", they are rerouting flights to/from Europe to use stopovers in Canada or Guadeloupe, instead of LAX. 

 

I've copied the text of this web page below for posterity.

 

https://www.airtahitinui.com/us-en/decision-us-administration-prohibit-travel-europe-us

 

Decision of the US administration to prohibit travel from Europe to the US
Flight schedule update from Friday, March 13 to Thursday, March 19, 2020
 

Papeete, Friday, March 13, 2020: Air Tahiti Nui gives an update on its flight schedule for the next few days.

Papeete to Los Angeles flights remain unchanged.

Papeete to Paris flights via Los Angeles are adjusted as follow:

 

•    Flight TN08 PPT-LAX-CDG on Friday, March 13 scheduled to depart at 11:15 p.m. is modified:

Passengers travelling to Los Angeles will depart as originally scheduled at 11:15 p.m. on this flight.
Passengers travelling to Paris are re-protected on flight TN64 on Sunday 15 March, scheduled to depart from Papeete at 3:00 am, during the night from Saturday to Sunday. Check-in will open at 11:30 pm.
This flight will exceptionally be operated non-stop to Paris-CDG. The estimated flight time is 16 hours and 30 minutes. Its arrival at Paris-CDG is scheduled on Monday 16 March at 6.30 am.
 

•    Flight TN07 CDG-LAX-PPT on Saturday, March 14 scheduled to depart at 11:35 a.m. will be operated on schedule:

The flight will, however, make a stopover in Vancouver, Canada. Arrival in Papeete is scheduled the same day at 10:20 p.m. (local time).
Please note that a transit visa is required. To apply for this visa, please refer to the website https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit...
Passengers booked on this flight travelling to Los Angeles will be re-protected via other airlines.
Passengers booked on this flight travelling to Papeete from Los Angeles will depart as originally scheduled on a different aircraft.
 

•    Flight TN07 CDG-LAX-PPT on Sunday, March 15 scheduled to depart at 11:35 a.m. is delayed:

This flight will depart on Monday 16 March at 11.35 am and will make a stopover at Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe.
Its arrival in Papeete is scheduled on Tuesday, March 17 at 00:30 (local time).
Passengers booked on this flight travelling to Los Angeles will be re-protected via other airlines.
 

•    Flight TN08 PPT-LAX-CDG on Tuesday, March 18, scheduled to depart at 11:15 p.m., is maintained :

The stopover originally planned in Los Angeles will be made at Pointe-à-Pitre. Its arrival in Paris is scheduled on Thursday, March 19 at 9:10 am.
Passengers booked on this flight and travelling to Los Angeles will be re-protected on flight TN102 Papeete - Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 18, departing Papeete at 11:59 pm, and arriving at Los Angeles at 10:40 am.
 

•    Flight TN07 CDG-LAX-PPT on Thursday, March 19 scheduled to depart at 11:35 a.m. will be operated on schedule:

The flight will, however, make a stopover at Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. Arrival in Papeete is scheduled the same day at 10:20 p.m. (local time).
Passengers booked on this flight travelling to Los Angeles will re-protected via other airlines.
 

•    Flight TN07 LAX-PPT on Thursday, March 19 scheduled to depart at 5:15 p.m. is cancelled :

Passengers booked on this flight will be re-protected on flight TN101 LAX-PPT on Friday, March 20, departing at 11.55 p.m.
 

[Mercruiser]

On Sunday, ATN will be flying the world's longest nonstop flight PPT to CDG. This is a very creative way to get around the the Europe flight restrictions. See this:

https://simpleflying.com/air-tahiti-nui-worlds-longest-flight/amp/

 

[Mercruiser]

ATN's longest flight is in the air now. It will take about 16.5 hours.

 

See their progress here:

TN64 from Papeete to Paris https://fr24.com/THT64/24310bc8

 

[Mercruiser]

ATN completed this record setting flight yesterday. Here is a screen capture showing the route. 

Someone has already updated the Wikipedia article for world's longest flights to show TN64 in the number 1 ranking. Technically, this was a domestic flight (France to France). So it also sets the record for the longest domestic flight. 

 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_flights

 

I think it's kind of cool that ATN (and Boeing) got to make a world record flight under this otherwise very bad situation.

Edited March 16, 2020 by Mercruiser