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Air Tahiti Takes Delivery of 26-Seat Premium ATR 72 Aircraft

Air Tahiti has taken delivery of a custom 26-seat ATR 72-600 turboprop as it begins a six-day ferry flight from France to French Polynesia.

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Air Tahiti has taken delivery of a new ATR 72-600 aircraft featuring a 26-seat premium cabin configuration, according to reports from Simple Flying and One Mile at a Time. The aircraft, registered as F-OPF, is embarking on a six-day delivery journey from France to French Polynesia that spans approximately 14,455 miles and includes stops at nine airports along the route. [1][2]

AeroTime, FL360aero, and Air Data News all confirm that the regional carrier received the all-business-class turboprop aircraft. One Mile at a Time reports that the aircraft features a 1-1 seating layout, with tickets already on sale for commercial services scheduled to launch in the coming weeks. [2][6][7][8]

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In short

  • Air Tahiti took delivery of a 26-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft registered as F-OPF.
  • The delivery route from France to French Polynesia covers 14,455 miles across nine airports over six days.
  • The cabin features an all-business-class setup configured in a 1-1 layout.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Air Tahiti All First Class ATR-72 Begins Epic 6-Day, 9-Airport Journey From France To TahitiSimple Flying, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Air Tahiti Takes Delivery Of Swanky 26-Seat All-Business Class ATR 72-600One Mile at a Time, 5h ago
  3. [3]First look: Inside the new $1.3 billion Hollywood Burbank Airport replacement terminalThe Points Guy, 6h ago
  4. [4]First look: Inside the new $1.3 billion Hollywood Burbank Airport replacement terminalThe Points Guy, 11h ago
  5. [5]Delta Air Lines Delays Controversial Riyadh Service Until 2027 After Deadly Missile Attacks On AirportPaddley Too, 1d ago
  6. [6]Air Tahiti becomes second carrier to take delivery of all-business ATR 72-600AeroTime, 10h ago
  7. [7]Air Tahiti Introduces All-Business-Class ATR 72-600 for New Premium Service.FL360aero, 6h ago
  8. [8]Air Tahiti receives 26-seat ATR 72-600 with all-business-class cabinAir Data News, 14h ago

Background

  1. [9]Tiara Tahiti on Wikipedia
  2. [10]InJourney Airports on Wikipedia
  3. [11]Lithuania on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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