Summary Founded in 2016, it began with an A330-300 and gradually transitioned to an A350 fleet. French bee evolved from focusing on the Caribbean to launching services to the US and Tahiti. The airline rebranded from French Blue to French bee to avoid confusion with JetBlue, expanding globally.
French bee is a leisure airline based in Paris Orly Airport, south of the French capital. With a modern fleet of A350-900s and A350-1000s , the carrier transports passengers to key vacation destinations in North America and serves the French resort island of Reunion right next to Madagascar. Today, we will look at the airline's exciting history.
How it all began French bee, initially named French Blue, launched its operations in 2016 with Punta Cana (PUJ) in the Dominican Republic as its first destination. The airline, owned by Groupe Dubreuil, initially targeted "Sunshine Destinations" like the French West Indies and Reunion Island. Like American travelers, French individuals prefer vacationing in the Caribbean.
Notably, overseas territories such as Saint Martin, Martinique, and Guadeloupe are among the critical destinations frequented by French travelers. So naturally, routes between Metropolitan France, Fort de France, and Pointe-à-Pitre are also very profitable to broader regions like PUJ and Cancun. Which route in the Latin America & Caribbean region has the most scheduled flights by a single operator? Here’s the answer.
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