Nairobi, April 9 -- French national flag carrier Air France will deploy a bigger plane on the Paris-Nairobi route from May 2026, boosting its capacity by about 12 percent, to meet growing demand on one of its most lucrative routes to the continent.

The carrier said it will replace the Airbus A350 plane it currently uses to service the Nairobi route with a larger Boeing 777-200, increasing available seats per flight by 12 percent.

This is in response to growing demand on the Paris-Nairobi route, which Air France already services 14 times weekly. The demand is expected to rise during the upcoming summer season, which is the peak demand period for air travel.

"Nairobi is among the cities where the airline is deploying additional capacity,...