Air France adjusts its summer flights programme for the USA

Flagship French airline Air France has changed its timetable for flights to the US this summer, including increased services between Paris-CDG to New York-JFK, along with some updates to aircraft.

The changes have been reported by airline route specialist website Aeroroutes, airline travel news site Simple Flying, and Ishrion Aviation, on X (Twitter).

Changes include:

Paris to New York

• 45 flights, up from 42, per week between Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from the end of June

• 46 flights for the same route in July. 

Paris to Atlanta

• Reduction to 18 flights per week instead of 21, between March 31 and May 4

• Reduction to 17 flights per week from May 6 and June 1

• Increase to 18 flights per week between June 3 and 30 (except for 19 flights per week for the week of June 3). 

• Reduction to 17 flights per week from July 1 to August 31.

Boston services

• Reduction to 14 from 17 flights per week between June 2 and August 30.

Aircraft upgrades

The airline will also upgrade from the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to the Airbus A350-900 for: 

• The Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) service, from March 4

• The Phoenix (PHX) service, from March 24

The Airbus A350-900 will be replaced by a Boeing 777-200ER on:

• The service to/from Raleigh/Durham (RDU), from March 31

These changes come after Air France recently announced new direct flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Orlando, Florida, which are set to begin from May 21 this year. This will be the 18th US destination served by the French airline.

Similarly, in February, it announced new direct services between Los Angeles and Nice, also set to begin from May. Many of its route additions are positioned to coincide with major events, such as the Cannes Film Festival, and the F1 Monaco Grand Prix.