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Air France ups frequency of flights between Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Paris

Dec 18, 2024, 3:00 PM

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PHOENIX — Air France is increasing the frequency of its nonstop flights between Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and Paris, the airline announced Wednesday.

The service will occur five times per week, up from three, beginning May 5 of next year. The flight launched May 23 of this year as the first nonstop service between Phoenix and France.

“The airline has been a fantastic addition to our airport, and we are grateful for their confidence and investment in our market,” Phoenix Aviation Director Chad Makovsky said in a press release. “This increase means our passengers will have more options and competitive fares to not only fly to France but to the other 190 destinations that Air France serves beyond Paris.”

Details of increased Air France service between Phoenix and Paris

The upped service will include an increased capacity in certain cabins.

The original service launched with a Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner aircraft that could fit 279 passengers. Now, the flight uses a Boeing 777-200 that has 328 seats.

The expanded service next May will be flown on an Airbus 350-900 with a larger business class of 34 seats and a total of 324 seats.

Flights out of Charles de Gaulle International Airport will leave at 10:45 a.m. local time and arriving in Phoenix at 12:50 p.m. Flights out of Sky Harbor will leave at 3:05 p.m. and arrive in Paris at 10:10 a.m. the following day.

“Air France is very pleased with the Phoenix-Paris route and we are excited to increase the frequency,” Boaz Hulsman, vice president of commercial for North America at Air France-KLM, said in the release. “This capacity increase symbolizes our commitment to enhancing the transatlantic travel connection.

“We look forward to soon providing more passengers from Phoenix with an experience embodying the best of French elegance.”

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Air France ups frequency of flights between Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Paris