One might think that the economic crisis, the degraded image of the United States, The surge in prices could have affected air traffic between Europe and the United StatesIt’s not like that because two segments are still doing well: the American leisure market, which continues to come to Europe due to prices considered «reasonable» by American consumers; and the business segment. Because, with or without the Trump administration, the United States remains attractive to business travelers. It would even withstand the economic downturn rather well.
This is prompting European and American airlines to continue to expand their fleet. They are also focusing on secondary destinations, thanks to the integration into their fleet of the Airbus A321 XLR long-haul aircraft, which offers ideal capacity, between 150 and 200 seats.
Starting with Air France. The national carrier will open two new routes to the United States for the summer of 2027.
Air France will thus launch a route between Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle and Nashville on May 14, 2027, with three flights per week. The company will also open Paris-San Diego on May 17, with three weekly frequencies. Air France It will be the only airline to operate direct flights from Paris to these two destinations, as well as to serve Nashville from mainland Europe. Both routes will be operated with Airbus A350-900 aircraft.
France and the Francophone space remain particularly attractive for companies on the transatlantic axis.
Delta Air Lines will inaugurate Austin-Paris on March 27, with a daily flight on the Airbus A330-900neo. This service will offer Austin a non-stop connection to the French capital. The airline has also converted its seasonal Paris-Cincinnati route into an annual route, offering three flights per week between January and March.
For its part, Alaska Airlines will inaugurate Seattle-Paris on May 25, with five flights per week on Boeing 787-9s.
United Airlines recently launched a dozen new connections to Europe. On the French side, the carrier will offer a daily flight on a Boeing 787-9 between Paris CDG and Denver starting May 27, 2027. It will also make history with the inauguration of a route between Toulouse and Washington-Dulles on April 26. The daily route will be operated by an Airbus A321XLR. The same type of aircraft and the same frequency will connect Luxembourg to Newark starting April 2, then Marseille to Newark on June 4.
More conventional compared to Marseille and Toulouse, American Airlines will also launch a route from Nice to New York next spring. The American giant plans a daily flight, again on an Airbus A321XLR, starting May 6.
