French low-cost airline Transavia will fly from Dublin to Paris-Orly Airport year-round beginning next summer.

The Air France and KLM-owned airline will begin flying the route on June 1st. It will be its first scheduled service to Ireland.

Dublin Airport managing director Vincent Harrison welcomed the news.

“Paris is a very popular destination for both business and leisure traffic from Ireland and France is also a major market for inbound tourism,” he said.

The route is one of 14 new services from Dublin announced for next year. Mr Harrison said the airport is looking forward to a strong 2015.

Transavia’s chief commercial officer Hervé Kozar said the airline would offer passengers excellent service and low fares.

The airline is based at Orly and operates 64 routes around Europe and the Mediterranean.