Overview
- The 17-year-old pair departed Charles de Gaulle after a short quarantine and police escort in custom travel crates.
- Beauval said they are on a veterinary‑monitored, climate‑controlled flight to the Chengdu Research Base, where they were born.
- The move ends their loan early, which had been scheduled to run through January 2027.
- During 13 years in France they produced three cubs, including 2017-born Yuan Meng and 2021 twin females.
- Zoo officials say the twins will remain at Beauval for now, and a Chinese embassy official said new pandas will arrive in the future.