Air France to Expand Network in Summer 2024

DALLAS — Air France (AF) has announced its expanded route network for the upcoming summer. AF is responding to growing demand by expanding its global route network.

France is preparing to host spectators from all over the world for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Its national carrier, AF, is a proud partner to the event. AF will increase long-haul capacity by 9% compared with 2023, operating scheduled flights to 85 destinations.

Thus, the French flag carrier will fly to 189 destinations in 74 countries and roll out new long-haul cabins on several aircraft.

F-HRBA, Air France Boeing 787-9 @KMSP. Photo: Michael Rodeback/Airways

North American Services

Air France has announced that it will increase frequencies between France and North American destinations. It will introduce direct services between Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Phoenix (PHX) three times a week using a Boeing 787-9. It will also resume daily flights to Minneapolis (MSP).

The carrier will extend the direct service to Raleigh-Durham (RDU), inaugurated in winter 2023, to seven weekly flights. As stated in its press release, the airline will also operate two special flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Nice (NCE) for the Cannes Film Festival.

This summer, AF will fly to the United States over 210 times a week, serving a total of 17 destinations, including Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Chicago (CHI), Dallas (DFW), Denver (DEN), Detroit (DTW), Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Minneapolis (MSP), New York (JFK) and Newark (EWR), Phoenix (PHX), Raleigh Durham (RDU), San Francisco(SFO), Seattle (SEA) and Washington (IAD).

The French carrier will also operate close to 60 flights to five Canadian cities, including Montreal (YMQ), Quebec City (YQB), Ottawa (YOW), Toronto (YTO), and Vancouver (YVR).

Air France F-GSPX Boeing 777-200. Photo: Brad Tisdel/Airways

Expansion of Other Routes

Air France will also add capacity on multiple popular international routes for the summer of 2024. It will extend its daily winter service to Abu Dhabi (AUH) from CDG through the summer of 2024. It will resume the direct services to Dar Es Salam (DAR), which it inaugurated in the summer of 2023, with three weekly flights as a continuation of Zanzibar (ZNZ).

Air France will also offer more flights to Japan, including two daily flights between CDG and Tokyo-Haneda (HND) and its Tokyo-Narita (NRT) services.

The French carrier will also increase frequencies on key African and Indian Ocean routes. It will fly daily to Cotonou (COO) and Antananarivo (TNR). Two daily flights to Cameroon will be shared between Yaoundé (YAO) and Douala (DLA). Flights to Brazzaville (BZV) will offer increased capacity and be operated by an Airbus A350-900.

Air France Airbus A220-300 (F-HZUG). Photo: Tony Bordelais/Airways.

Domestic and European Schedules

Air France will offer a comprehensive short—and medium-haul flight network covering 102 destinations. Additionally, the airline will operate 45 seasonal routes within France and Europe.

Air France will introduce three new routes departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to expand its offerings. These routes include:

Verona, Italy: There will be up to 3 weekly flights starting April 2nd.
Narvik-Lofoten, Norway: 1 flight every Saturday between June 15th and August 31st.
Kalamata, Greece: 1 flight every Saturday from July 6th to August 31st.

Furthermore, Air France will extend flights to Tromsø, Norway, which were previously only available during winter. These flights will now operate throughout the summer, with up to 2 flights per week from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, utilizing Airbus A319 aircraft.

In addition to Air France, the low-cost subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group, Transavia France, will provide access to 116 destinations across 33 countries via 206 routes. Transavia France will remain the leading low-cost airline operating out of Paris airports.

Passengers can visit airfrance.com and transavia.com for detailed information on flight schedules, specific days of operation, and fares.

Air France operates the A350-900 on numerous long-haul routes from CDG. Photo: Francesco Cecchetti/Airways.

New Cabins on Widebodies

Refurbishment of AF’s Boeing 777-300ERs and Airbus A350-900s will continue through the summer. The models are being refitted with the latest long-haul cabins. This new signature product is available in Business, Premium Economy, and Economy classes.

These new cabins are set to be introduced on AF’s flights to JFK, EWR, WAS, BOS, IAH, Rio de Janeiro (GIG), Bangkok (BKK), Dakar (DKR), Tokyo (HND), Hong Kong (HKG), Seoul (SEL), Shanghai (SHA) and Johannesburg (JNB). The cabins will also be introduced on AF flights to YTO, CHI, YVR, SFO, LAX, Papeete (PPT), Mexico (MEX), and Tokyo (NRT) this summer.

Feature Image: F-HTYO Air France A350-900 "Cayenne" LFPG CDG. Photo: Adrian Nowakowsky/Airways