Air France Strengthens Its Global Network with Nearly 800 Daily Flights for Winter 2025-2026 Season
Air France continues to expand its destination network during the Winter 2025-2026 season (from November 2025 to March 2026). The airline will operate nearly 800 daily flights to almost 170 destinations worldwide, consolidating its position as a leading global carrier.
Long-Haul Expansion: 87 Destinations and 3% Capacity Increase
The French carrier will increase its long-haul capacity (measured in Available Seat Kilometers) by 3%, with the addition of new routes and the reinforcement of existing ones.
New Destinations
Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Phuket (Thailand): Up to 3 direct weekly flights starting November 27, 2025, operated by Boeing 777-300ER.
Paris-Charles de Gaulle – Punta Cana (Dominican Republic): 3 weekly flights from January 13 to March 28, 2026, also using Boeing 777-300ER.
Reinforcement of Existing Routes
North America
The Paris-Orlando route, launched in summer 2025, will continue through the winter with 5 weekly flights on Airbus A350-900.
Flights between Paris and Raleigh-Durham (USA), Cancun (Mexico), and Papeete (French Polynesia, via Los Angeles) increase to 7 weekly frequencies, up from five the previous season.
South America and the Caribbean
Brazil will receive more capacity: up to 12 weekly flights to Rio de Janeiro and 5 to Salvador de Bahia.
The Paris-San Jose (Costa Rica) route increases to 10 direct weekly flights, up from 7 last winter.
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Africa and Indian Ocean
Cape Town (South Africa) will have up to 7 weekly flights operated by Airbus A350-900.
Zanzibar-Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) will have 5 weekly flights, an increase from the previous 3.
Mauritius will be served by both Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 777-300ER.
Asia and Middle East
Bangkok (Thailand) will have two daily flights from Paris.
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), a route launched in summer 2025, will continue with 3 direct weekly flights.
Dubai increases its offering to 16 weekly flights, up from 14 the previous winter.
Luxury and Connectivity: New La Première Suites and High-Speed Wi-Fi
New La Première Experience
Air France unveiled its revamped La Première suite in spring, an exclusive and modular cabin combining a seat, chaise longue, and fully flat bed, extending across five windows – a unique feature in the industry.
Already available on flights from Paris to New York-JFK, Singapore, and Los Angeles, it will be introduced on routes to Miami and Tokyo Haneda in December 2025 and March 2026, respectively.
At Los Angeles International Airport, the airline has launched a ground service dedicated exclusively to La Première passengers: personalized check-in in a private space, priority assistance, fast-track TSA security clearance, and private vehicle transfer across the tarmac to the exclusive Air France lounge near the boarding gate.
Fast Wi-Fi Across the Entire Fleet
In September 2025, the company began progressively deploying its new high-speed Wi-Fi service across its entire fleet, including for the first time its regional aircraft.
Approximately 20 medium and long-haul aircraft are already equipped, offering free, stable, fast, and secure connectivity. Air France thus becomes the first major European airline to offer this service onboard.
The goal is to reach 30% fleet coverage by the end of 2025 and complete 100% coverage in 2026.
Short and Medium-Haul Network: Over 90 Destinations and Up to 630 Daily Flights
Short and medium-haul operations will also grow this season, with up to 630 daily flights to more than 90 destinations.
Reinforcement of Domestic and European Routes
– Increased frequencies between Paris and major French cities:
- Toulouse: up to 11 daily flights
- Marseille: up to 9 daily flights
- Nice: up to 8 daily flights
– A new morning flight is added on Paris-London Heathrow, reaching 7 daily flights.
– The Paris-Cork (Ireland) route will operate throughout the winter with 4 weekly flights.
– In Italy, an additional daily flight is added to both Milan-Linate and Milan-Malpensa, while Verona will maintain 5 weekly flights for the entire season.
– Greater connectivity with Dusseldorf (6 daily flights), Munich (5), and Zurich (4).
Southern Europe and North Africa
– Tangier (Morocco) is connected throughout the winter with 3 weekly flights.
– Tenerife (Spain) will have 4 weekly flights during the Christmas season.
Transavia France Reinforces Its Low-Cost Leadership
The Air France-KLM group’s low-cost subsidiary, Transavia France, with its main base at Paris-Orly, will operate 109 destinations in 29 countries across 227 routes this winter.
With this, the airline reaffirms its position as the low-cost leader in the Paris-area airports.
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