The announcement of the The lifting of travel restrictions that had been in place for more than 18 months gave rise, at Air Francea significant increase in bookingsparticularly on routes to New York, Miami and Los Angelesfor trips in November and during the festive season.
To support the resumption of transatlantic traffic, Air France will gradually increase its capacity accordingly during the winter season. Between now and end of March 2022, the company plans to return to a offer corresponding to approximately 90% of that for 2019compared with 50% in summer 2021.
This will involveadditional frequencies on certain destinationsas New York (from 3 to 5 flights a day), Miami (from 7 to 12 flights a week) or Los Angeles (from 12 to 17 flights a week). Over this period, Air France to reopen Paris-Charles de Gaulle - Seattle routewhich has been suspended since the start of Covid (3 flights a week from 6 December), it will be resuming its usual itinerary for the route Paris-Papeete, via Los Angeles (3 flights a week between Los Angeles and Papeete from 11 November 2021), and will inaugurate a new route between Pointe-à-Pitre and New York JFK (2 flights per week from 24 November 2021).
This winter, Air France to serve 11 destinations in the United States : New York JFK - the airline's first international stopover, Boston, Washington DC, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeleswith up to 122 flights a week.
Flight schedule to/from the United States - winter season 2021
To/from Paris-Charles de Gaulle :
- Atlanta: 14 flights a week by Airbus A350-900
- Boston: 7 flights a week by Airbus A350-900
- Chicago: 5 flights a week by Boeing 777-300
- Detroit: 5 flights a week by Boeing 787-9
- Washington DC: 7 flights a week by Boeing 777-300
- Houston: 5 flights a week by Boeing 777-300
- New York JFK: 35 flights a week with Boeing 777s and Boeing 787-9s
- Los Angeles: 17 flights a week by Boeing 777-200 and -300
- Miami: 12 flights a week by Boeing 777 and Airbus A350-900
- Seattle: 3 flights a week by Airbus A350-900 from 6 December 2021
- San Francisco: 7 flights a week by Boeing 777-300
In addition, the The company is also resuming flights from French overseas departments and territories to the United States..
From/to Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) :
- New York JFK: 2 flights a week by Airbus A320 from 24 November 2021
From/to Papeete (French Polynesia) :
- Los Angeles: 3 flights a week by Boeing 777-200 from 11 November 2021
Air France specifies that this programme can be adjusted according to needs or changes in the health situation. And that as part of its commercial policy adapted to the health situation, Air France offers its passengers a high degree of flexibility. The company is currently offering editable 100% tickets. And this will continue until 31 March 2022. Passengers can change their booking free of charge or receive a refund by means of a credit note.
