French carrier Corsair lifted off from Nantes Atlantique at 10:35 on 17 December 2025, inaugurating the airport’s first ever direct route to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. The weekly flight is operated by a 298-seat Airbus A330-900neo and will run until April 2026.
The service offers western France’s tech and agri-food exporters a same-day link to the French Caribbean without transiting Paris-Orly. Corsair expects 35 percent of seats to be taken by business and VFR (visiting-friends-and-relatives) travellers, and has negotiated through-freight rates for high-value pharmaceuticals produced in the Loire Valley.
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Travel organisers whose teams include non-EU passport holders should remember that Guadeloupe, while an overseas department of France, may still require a French visa for certain nationalities. VisaHQ’s online platform (https://www.visahq.com/france/) can clarify eligibility in seconds, arrange expedited appointments, and deliver the latest entry guidance so passengers can board the new Corsair service stress-free.
Nantes Airport, managed by VINCI Airports, predicts the route will add €9 million to regional GDP this winter. The Chamber of Commerce is pairing the launch with a trade-mission programme aimed at Guadeloupe’s blue-economy clusters.
For mobility managers, the non-stop flight cuts door-to-door journey times by up to four hours and avoids domestic carbon-tax surcharges applied on connecting sectors via Paris. Travellers should note that enhanced EES biometric checks apply on return to the mainland and may add 15 minutes to arrival formalities.
The service offers western France’s tech and agri-food exporters a same-day link to the French Caribbean without transiting Paris-Orly. Corsair expects 35 percent of seats to be taken by business and VFR (visiting-friends-and-relatives) travellers, and has negotiated through-freight rates for high-value pharmaceuticals produced in the Loire Valley.
Travel organisers whose teams include non-EU passport holders should remember that Guadeloupe, while an overseas department of France, may still require a French visa for certain nationalities. VisaHQ’s online platform (https://www.visahq.com/france/) can clarify eligibility in seconds, arrange expedited appointments, and deliver the latest entry guidance so passengers can board the new Corsair service stress-free.
Nantes Airport, managed by VINCI Airports, predicts the route will add €9 million to regional GDP this winter. The Chamber of Commerce is pairing the launch with a trade-mission programme aimed at Guadeloupe’s blue-economy clusters.
For mobility managers, the non-stop flight cuts door-to-door journey times by up to four hours and avoids domestic carbon-tax surcharges applied on connecting sectors via Paris. Travellers should note that enhanced EES biometric checks apply on return to the mainland and may add 15 minutes to arrival formalities.
