Air France Significantly Expands Capacity to New York for Summer 2026
The airline is strengthening its presence on the leading long-haul market from Paris, with increased frequencies and aircraft equipped with the latest cabins.
Air France has announced an expanded service to New York for summer 2026, offering up to 11 daily flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle and New York airports JFK and Newark, in cooperation with Delta Air Lines.
On the Paris CDG-New York JFK route, the airline will provide up to 6 flights per day, complemented by 3 flights operated by Delta as part of the transatlantic joint venture.
Service to New York Newark will be strengthened starting June 1, 2026, with up to 2 daily flights instead of just one previously, operated by Airbus A350-900 aircraft featuring the new cabins, including the
Business
seat with door.
This second frequency aims to offer greater flexibility for both business travelers and leisure customers.
Air France notes that its planes serving New York are gradually being equipped with free high-speed Wifi, with deployment planned across the entire fleet by the end of the year.
Additionally, the airline will offer special direct flights in June between New York JFK and Nice for the Cannes Lions Festival, operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
The Air France-KLM share price rose by 2.6% in Paris and has posted a gain of around 9% over the past five sessions.
Air France-KLM is one of the world's leading airline companies. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- passenger and freight transportation (82,5%): 76.7 million people and 0.9 Mt of merchandise transported in 2025;
- low-cost passenger transportation (10.4%; Transavia): 26.1 million people transported;
- maintenance services (7%);
- other (0.1%).
At the end of 2025, the group had a fleet of 596 aircraft (including 289 owned and 307 leased) divided between the domestic fleets of Air France (268), KLM (188) and Transavia (140).
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