Eastern Airways is to launch daily flights to Paris from East Midlands, Cardiff and Southampton airports in co-operation with Air France.

The services, starting in April, will operate to Paris Orly airport.

The East Midlands and Southampton daily services start on Friday 14 April and flights from Cardiff start on 21 April.

They will operate year-round and provide onward connections on Air France to destinations worldwide.

The daily services to Paris Orly will be operated by Eastern Airways and are bookable now at www.easternairways.com and shortly via Air France www.airfrance.co.uk, including onward flights from Paris.

Eastern Airways Commercial Director Roger Hage said the new Eastern Airways and Air France cooperation will develop into a codeshare partnership ‘in the course of this year’.

Fares start at £69.99 each way. They will be operated by a 72-seat ATR aircraft.