Air France is set to further strengthen its network in the United States with the introduction of two new routes from Charles de Gaulle International Airport starting in May 2027. According to the press release, both services will be operated using Airbus A350-900 aircraft featuring a three-cabin layout. Within its fleet, twenty of these aircraft are configured to carry 324 passengers, with 34 seats in Business, 24 in Premium Economy, and 266 in Economy. Another 23 aircraft have a capacity of 294 passengers, distributed among 48 seats in Business, 32 in Premium Economy, and 212 in Economy.

San Diego and Nashville will be the French airline’s new destinations in the US, which will be offered during the Northern Summer 2027. As of this writing, these services are scheduled to run from May through late October, with three weekly flights. These additions will expand the SkyTeam member’s footprint to 20 destinations across the country, its main market in the Americas.

Effective May 3, 2027, Air France will commence service between Paris and San Diego, operating every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Eleven days later, the airline’s inaugural flight from the French capital will depart for Nashville, which will also operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. As a tribute to country music icon Dolly Parton, Air France noted that flights to the Tennessee capital will carry the flight number AF 046—a nod to 1946, the year the artist was born.

Paris – San Diego · May 3, 2027

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

• AF 058  Paris CDG 10:10 · 12:50 SAN San Diego
• AF 059  San Diego SAN 15:10 · 11:05+1 CDG Paris

Paris – Nashville · May 14, 2027

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

• AF 046  Paris CDG 14:10 · 16:40 BNA Nashville
• AF 047  Nashville BNA 18:55 · 10:15+1 CDG Paris

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Sint Maarten, and the United States are the markets served by Air France on the continent. For more details about its Airbus A320 flights within Latin America, you check out this post.

Air France routes between France and the US

Current frequencies and aircraft used

• Atlanta (ATL): 13 weekly flights · Boeing 777-300(ER)
• Boston (BOS): 7 weekly flights · Airbus A350-900
• Chicago (ORD): 7 weekly flights · Airbus A350-900
• Dallas (DFW): 5 weekly flights · Airbus A350-900
• Detroit (DTW): 5 weekly flights · Boeing 777-200(ER)
• Houston (IAH): 7 weekly flights · Boeing 777-300(ER)
• Las Vegas (LAS): 3 weekly flights · Airbus A350-900/Boeing 777-200(ER)
• Los Angeles (LAX): 19 weekly flights · Airbus A350-900/Boeing 777-300(ER)
• Miami (MIA): 10 weekly flights · Boeing 777-200(ER)/Boeing 777-300(ER)
• Minneapolis (MSP): seasonal route
• Nashville (BNA): starting May 14, 2027
• New York (JFK): 39 weekly flights · Boeing 777-200(ER)/Boeing 777-300(ER)
• Newark (EWR): 7 weekly flights · A350-900/777-200(ER)/777-300(ER)
• Orlando (MCO): 4 weekly flights · Airbus A350-900
• Phoenix (PHX): 3 weekly flights · Airbus A350-900
• Raleigh-Durham (RDU): 5 weekly flights · Boeing 777-200(ER)
• San Diego (SAN): starting May 3, 2027
• San Francisco (SFO): 7 weekly flights · Boeing 777-300(ER)
• Seattle (SEA): 3 weekly flights · Airbus A350-900
• Washington, D.C. (IAD): 11 weekly flights · Boeing 777-300(ER)

Alaska Airlines

The airline has announced that, beginning in 2027, it will launch four new seasonal routes from Anchorage for the Northern Summer season. These services—three domestic and one intercontinental—will be operated using Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, configured for 159/161 and 174 passengers, respectively.

Anchorage – Tokyo Narita · May 13, 2027

Daily

• AS 21  Anchorage ANC 14:10 · 15:25+1 NRT Tokyo
• AS 22  Tokyo NRT 21:45 · 12:00 ANC Anchorage

Anchorage – Austin · June 12, 2027

Saturday

• AS 1740  Austin AUS 17:40 · 22:00 ANC Anchorage
• AS 1739  Anchorage ANC 20:00 · 06:05+1 AUS Austin

Anchorage – Dallas · June 12, 2027

Saturday

• AS 1756  Dallas DFW 17:55 · 22:05 ANC Anchorage
• AS 1743  Anchorage ANC 21:15 · 07:00+1 DFW Dallas

Anchorage – Nashville · June 12, 2027

Saturday

• AS 1742  Nashville BNA 15:30 · 20:00 ANC Anchorage
• AS 1741  Anchorage ANC 19:45 · 05:45+1 BNA Nashville

Furthermore, the carrier will introduce two new intercontinental routes from Seattle. These flights will be served deploying Hawaiian Airlines’ Airbus A330-200s, featuring a two-class configuration for 278 passengers (18 in Business and 260 in Economy).

Seattle – Osaka · May 14, 2027

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday

• AS 867  Seattle SEA 12:10 · 16:00+1 KIX Osaka
• AS 868  Osaka KIX 18:00 · 12:20 SEA Seattle (Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat)

Seattle – Papeete · June 11, 2027

Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday

• AS 987  Seattle SEA 23:55 · 07:20+1 PPT Papeete
• AS 988  Papeete PPT 17:00 · 06:00 SEA Seattle (Thu/Sat/Sun)

American Airlines

As of January 15, 2027, American Airlines will establish flights between Miami and Barcelona (Venezuela), utilizing Envoy Air’s Embraer 175 aircraft configured to carry 76 passengers. This service, to be offered three times a week, will mark the airline’s first-ever operation to the Venezuelan city.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

• AA 3775  Miami MIA 10:15 · 14:52 BLA Barcelona
• AA 3776  Barcelona BLA 15:32 · 18:19 MIA Miami

American will be the only US carrier flying to and from Barcelona (Venezuela).

Delta

The airline will resume flights between Boston and Reykjavik starting in April 2027, marking Delta’s return to this route after a nearly five-year hiatus.

Effective April 12, 2027, the SkyTeam member will commence daily operations on this route using Boeing 757-200 aircraft with a capacity of 199 passengers. As of this writing, these flights are scheduled through late October 2027.

Daily

• DL 310  Boston BOS 21:05 · 06:30+1 KEF Reykjavik
• DL 311  Reykjavik KEF 08:15 · 10:00 BOS Boston

Air Canada

Air Canada continues to introduce new intercontinental routes following the arrival of its state-of-the-art Airbus A321XLR aircraft. The latest addition is the Montreal–Seville service, scheduled to begin in September 2027.

The carrier will initially offer three weekly flights starting September 8, 2027, increasing to four beginning in October. These services are slated to operate through the 2027–2028 Northern Winter season.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday

• AC 958  Montreal YUL 20:30 · 09:30+1 SVQ Seville
• AC 959  Seville SVQ 12:45 · 14:40 YUL Montreal

At the time of publication, Air Canada has five Airbus A321XLRs in its fleet, all configured with 182 seats. It will be adding up to 25 more through 2029.

LATAM

Starting January 3, 2027, LATAM will resume flights between Santiago de Chile and Caracas following a nearly seven-year hiatus. As stated on its website, the airline will provide four frequencies per week using 180-seat Airbus A320neo aircraft, making it the only carrier operating in the Chile-Venezuela market.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday

• LA 644  Santiago SCL 14:30 · 20:10 CCS Caracas
• LA 645  Caracas CCS 22:30 · 06:00+1 SCL Santiago

LAN operated flights between Santiago, Chile, and the Venezuelan capital for many years, using a variety of aircraft such as the Boeing 707 and Boeing 767. It also served the Caracas–Miami route.

ITA Airways

Caracas joins the ITA Airways network.

The Italian airline will launch flights between Rome and the Venezuelan capital on March 30, 2027. According to the press release, the services will be operated three times weekly using Airbus A330neo aircraft seating 291 passengers in a two-class configuration. For the first time in 12 years, Venezuela and Italy will be connected by nonstop flights.

Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday

• AZ 690  Rome FCO 11:00 · 16:00 CCS Caracas
• AZ 691  Caracas CCS 19:15 · 11:30+1 FCO Rome

Alitalia suspended its flights between Rome and Caracas in April 2015.

Air Transat

After nearly 10 years, Air Transat is returning to Birmingham.

Beginning on June 22, 2027, the Canadian airline will resume service between Toronto and the British city, operating twice-weekly flights with Airbus A321neo aircraft during the 2027 Northern Summer season. Air Transat will be the only North American airline flying to BHX.

Tuesday and Friday

• TS 224  Toronto YYZ 18:30 · 06:35+1 BHX Birmingham
• TS 225  Birmingham BHX 08:05 · 11:10 YYZ Toronto (Wednesday and Saturday)

Birmingham will be Air Transat’s third destination in the United Kingdom, after London and Manchester.

Brussels Airlines

The airline will launch flights between Brussels and Cairo as of March 29, 2027. Per the press release, Brussels Airlines will operate five weekly frequencies with Airbus A320neo aircraft, which are configured to carry 180 passengers in a single-class cabin.

Monday and Saturday

• SN 3323  Brussels BRU 10:00 · 14:20 CAI Cairo
• SN 3324  Cairo CAI 15:20 · 20:00 BRU Brussels

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

• SN 3339  Brussels BRU 21:10 · 02:30+1 CAI Cairo
• SN 3340  Cairo CAI 04:30 · 08:10 BRU Brussels

With regard to other routes in Africa, Brussels Airlines announced that it will increase the number of weekly flights between Brussels and Kilimanjaro—a destination launched in June 2026—from two to three, starting in June 2027.

Discover

Effective June 1, 2027, Discover Airlines will initiate flights between Frankfurt and Edmonton, which will be its third destination in Canada. The thrice-weekly service will feature Airbus A330-300 aircraft configured for 283 passengers.

Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday

• 4Y 70  Frankfurt FRA 13:05 · 14:30 YEG Edmonton
• 4Y 71  Edmonton YEG 16:15 · 09:05+1 FRA Frankfurt

Discover will be the only German airline operating in Edmonton.

Icelandair

The Icelandic carrier will add a new destination in the United States.

On May 14, 2027, Icelandair’s inaugural service will depart from Reykjavik bound for St. Louis, marking the launch of the company’s 19th route in North America. As per its website, flights will operate four times a week using 160-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

SWISS

Between June 25 and August 23, 2027, SWISS International Air Lines will operate flights connecting Zurich and Toulouse using Airbus A220-300 and Embraer E195-E1 aircraft. According to its press release, the service will run twice-weekly, with each aircraft type performing one flight.

Helvetic’s E195-E1

Monday

• LX 2538  Zurich ZRH 12:35 · 14:00 TLS Toulouse
• LX 2539  Toulouse TLS 14:45 · 16:05 ZRH Zurich

SWISS’ Airbus A220-300

Thursday

• LX 2538  Zurich ZRH 17:35 · 19:00 TLS Toulouse
• LX 2538  Toulouse TLS 19:45 · 21:10 ZRH Zurich

In addition to the new seasonal route to Toulouse, SWISS will increase its services within Europe. Paris, Nice, Hamburg, Budapest, Bremen, and Niš will see more flights from the airline, with one or two additional frequencies per week.

TAP

The Star Alliance member to debut in Iceland.

TAP Air Portugal confirmed the launch of its operations between Lisbon and Reykjavik, which will start on April 1, 2027. As noted on its website, flights will be provided three times weekly using 174-seat Airbus A320neo aircraft, serving year-round.

Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday

• TP 772  Lisbon LIS 21:05 · 00:55+1 KEF Reykjavik
• TP 773  Reykjavik KEF 01:45 · 07:25 LIS Lisbon

Korean Air

Korean Air will temporarily deploy the Boeing 747-8 on its daily KE647/648 service between Seoul Incheon and Singapore, replacing the current Boeing 777-300(ER) operations for a four-week period.

According to its website, from November 19 to December 16, the airline will operate flights between the two cities using its Boeing 747-8i aircraft, configured for 368 passengers in three classes, including 6 seats in First, 48 seats in Business, and 314 seats in Economy.

Daily

• KE 647  Seoul ICN 23:15 · 05:00+1 SIN Singapore
• KE 648  Singapore SIN 10:30 · 18:10 ICN Seoul

Korean Air operates two other daily flights on this route, using Boeing 777-300(ER) aircraft.

Air Astana

On October 23, Air Astana launched flights to Salalah (Oman), operated using 148-seat Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Almaty–Salalah was the first route, operating once a week. The following day, using the same aircraft, the Astana–Salalah service began, also flying on a weekly basis.

Almaty – Salalah

Friday

• KC 8267  Almaty ALA 07:30 · 12:40 SLL Salalah
• KC 8268  Salalah SLL 13:50 · 20:20 ALA Almaty

Astana – Salalah

Saturday

• KC 8269  Astana NQZ 08:35 · 14:40 SLL Salalah
• KC 8270  Salalah SLL 16:00 · 23:25 NQZ Astana

flynas

The Saudi low-cost carrier will commence flights between Riyadh and Red Sea as of November 15, running three times a week with Airbus A320neo aircraft. As of this writing, these services are available for purchase on the flynas website. 

Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday

• XY 179  Riyadh RUH 09:35 · 11:45 RSI Red Sea
• XY 180  Red Sea RSI 12:25 · 14:15 RUH Riyadh

Flysafair

Beginning February 1, 2027, the South African carrier will launch flights between Johannesburg and Lusaka, which will be operated using Boeing 737-800 aircraft configured for 189 passengers in a single-class layout. According to its website, Flysafair will offer five weekly frequencies with the following schedule: 

Daily except Tuesday and Saturday

• FA 855  Johannesburg JNB 07:50 · 09:50 LUN Lusaka
• FA 856  Lusaka LUN 10:50 · 12:50 JNB Johannesburg

Johannesburg – Lusaka, the country’s capital, will be Flysafair’s first route to Zambia.

TAAG

Cape Verde and Senegal: new markets for TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola.

The country’s flag carrier will establish the Luanda–Dakar–Praia route and vice versa using Airbus A220-300 aircraft, with the first flight scheduled for December 14. TAAG will provide two services per week, offering 274 weekly seats on each leg.

Monday and Saturday

• DT 502  Luanda NBJ 11:50 · 16:40 DSS Dakar
• DT 502  Dakar DSS 17:50 · 18:15 RAI Praia

• DT 503  Praia RAI 11:55 · 14:20 DSS Dakar (Tue/Sun)
• DT 503  Dakar DSS 15:25 · 22:15 NBJ Luanda (Tue/Sun)

New aircraft added during October

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