Air France to Increase U.S. Routes to Paris Ahead of Olympic Games

22.03.2024 - 22:13 / travelandleisure.com / Airlines

Air France is boosting its service to Paris from the United States — just in time for the upcoming summer Olympic Games. 

Announce this week, the airline bring back it's route Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP) to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) on a daily basis as well as increase in service from Raleigh-Durham (RDU) to the capital city from 3 times a week, to 7 times a week. 

The route from Minneapolis will begin on May 13 and the Raleigh-Durham to Paris route, which was launched for only three times a week on Oct. 30, 2023, is now operating at seven times per week, the airline confirmed to Travel + Leisure on Friday.

The new flights come as Paris will host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, which take place from July 26 through August 11 and August 28 through Sept. 8 respectively. 

Air France previously announced new service between Paris and Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport which is scheduled to begin on May 23. The new route will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays throughout the summer. 

For travelers planning a trip to the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, Air France shared they will operate two flights from Los Angeles, CA (LAX) to Nice, France (NCE). The flight is a special route just for the event and will be operated on a refurbished Airbus A350-900. 

In a move to elevate the inflight experience of passengers who are departing from the United States, Air France recently commissioned Chef Dominique Crenn to design and curate a new menu for the La Première and Business class cabins. The Michelin-star chef created signature dishes for the airline such as Lobster with pico de gallo and tea sauce, as well as California charbonnier. with quinoa, according to the airline. 

Air France currently operates service to 189 destinations that span 74 countries.