As of November 8, 2021, vaccinated international travelers, including Europeans can travel to the United States, after a long 18-month wait with travel restrictions.
Air France has noticed a significant increase in bookings on routes to New York, Miami, and Los Angeles for the year-end holiday season.
To support the reactivation of the transatlantic market, Air France will increase its capacity and frequencies during the northern winter season, expecting to return to 90% of 2019 levels.
Some of the destinations where it will boost its capacity are:
- New York (JFK) from 3 to 5 daily flights.
- Miami (MIA) from 7 to 12 flights per week
- Los Angeles (LAX) from 12 to 17 flights per week
- Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) resumes on December 6, 2021, with 3 flights per week
- Paris (CDG) – Papeete (PPT) via Los Angeles (LAX) resumes November 11, 2021
- A new route between Pointe-a-Pitre (PTP) to New York (JFK) with two weekly flights starting November 24, 2021.
For the 2021 winter season, Air France will serve 11 destinations in the United States – New York (JFK), Boston (BOS), Washington Dulles (IAD), Detroit (DTW), Atlanta (ATL), Chicago O’ Hare (ORD), Miami (MIA), Houston – Intercontinental (IAH), Seattle – Tacoma (SEA), San Francisco (SFO) and Los Angeles (LAX) – with up to 122 weekly flights.
Service to Minneapolis (MSP), Dallas (DFW), and Denver (DEN) will resume for the 2022 summer season.
2021/2022 Northern Winter Season Schedule to the U.S.
To/from Paris (CDG)
- Atlanta (ATL) 14 flights per week on Airbus A350-900
- Boston (BOS) 7 flights per week on Airbus A350-900
- Chicago O’ Hare (ORD) 5 weekly flights in Boeing 777-300ER
- Detroit (DTW) 5 weekly flights on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
- Washington Dulles (IAD) 7 weekly flights on Boeing 777-300ER
- Houston – Intercontinental (IAH) 5 weekly flights in Boeing 777-300ER
- New York (JFK) 35 weekly flights in Boeing 777-200ER/-300ER
- Los Angeles (LAX) 17 flights per week on Boeing 777-200ER/-300ER
- Miami (MIA) 12 flights per week on Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A350-900
- Seattle – Tacoma (SEA) 3 weekly flights in Airbus A350-900
- San Francisco (SFO) 7 weekly flights in Boeing 777-300ER
To/from Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe)
- New York (JFK) 2 flights weekly on Airbus A320ceo
- To/from Papeete (PPT)
- Los Angeles (LAX) 3 flights per week with Boeing 777-300ER
