Air France has increased the flight frequency between Shanghai and Paris from 10 to 12 per week this month, reports Logistics Week.

Air France now offers one daily daytime flight and five night flights a week between Shanghai and Paris, deploying B777-200s. The airline also has one code-shared flight per day with China Eastern on the Shanghai-Paris route, the report said.

The two new flights depart from Shanghai's Pudong Airport at 2335 hrs Mondays and Saturdays and arrive at Charles de Gaulle in Paris at 1735 hrs of the next day.

The return flights will leave in Paris at 2315 hrs on Sundays and Fridays and reach Shanghai at 1615 hrs the next day.