The clip is credited as the 2005 jingle for Aéroports de Paris, the operator of Paris airports, with Clément Loyer named as its artist. Short station-style jingles like this were designed to be heard in terminals and to give an airport a consistent audio identity, and this one has since circulated online as a standalone sound. Its association with Paris travel, departures and airport announcements has kept it useful for creators, who reuse it as shorthand for flying, holidays and arriving in France.