French Bee announces its expansion for the 2022 summer season to the West Coast of the United States. The French airline has announced its second destination: Los Angeles (LAX) starting April 9 with four weekly flights increasing to six weekly flights in July.
- Paris Orly – Los Angeles BF730 ORY 14:50 – LAX 17:15 four flights a week on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday.
- Los Angeles – Paris Orly BF731 LAX 19:45 – ORY 10:15+1 four flights weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
Flights will be operated with Airbus A350-900s configured with 35 premium economy seats and 376 economy seats. Travelers will also have the option of access to more U.S. destinations thanks to French Bee’s interline partnership with Alaska Airlines.
The French low cost currently operates two U.S. destinations – Newark (EWR) on the East Coast, which it launched in 2020, and San Francisco (SFO), its first destination in the country inaugurated in 2018, from where it extended its operation to Papeete, French Polynesia (PPT).
» Following the success of our Newark launch and San Francisco relaunch, we are excited to debut Los Angeles as our third U.S. route to Paris and to continue our rapid expansion in the U.S.,» said Marc Rochet, President of French Bee.
«We understand that pricing is a primary factor for customers planning international travel in the wake of the pandemic and we are pleased to offer superior in-flight comfort with our new Airbus A350-900, which is one of the world’s most modern and efficient aircraft in the long-haul market» added Rochet.
Los Angeles – Paris is one of the main intercontinental routes in the transatlantic market: according to data obtained by Aviacionline from the Department of Transportation (DOT), 1,047,049 passengers flew between California’s main city and Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) in 2019.
French Bee will be the only operator from Orly (ORY) to Los Angeles (LAX) during the 2022 summer season, as competitors such as Air France and Air Tahiti Nui maintain their operation from Charles De Gaulle (CDG). The airline will have a greater advantage following the departure of Norwegian Long Haul and Delta from this market.
