Highlights
- Air France is expanding its Phoenix Sky Harbor nonstop service to five weekly flights, up from three.
- The carrier is swapping a Boeing 787-900 for an Airbus A350-900, adding 45 seats per flight to 324 total.
- Projected annual economic impact for the Phoenix market rises from $70 million to $103 million.
- The Phoenix-Paris route, launched in May 2024, was the first-ever nonstop service between Phoenix and France.
Air France is expanding its nonstop Phoenix-Paris service to five flights per week and upgrading to a larger aircraft, lifting the route's projected annual economic impact to $103 million, according to a Sky Harbor press release and reporting by Chamber Business News.
The carrier launched the Phoenix-to-Charles de Gaulle route in May 2024 with three weekly frequencies on a Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner, marking the first nonstop air service between Phoenix and France. The expanded schedule replaces that aircraft with an Airbus A350-900 configured for 324 passengers, up from 279, including 34 business class seats.
The frequency increase and larger aircraft together push the route's projected annual economic contribution from $70 million to $103 million, according to Chamber Business News.
For Scottsdale and Paradise Valley residents, the upgrade shortens the effective door-to-door time to Paris by eliminating connection layovers that previously added three to five hours to most itineraries from Sky Harbor. The A350-900's business class cabin also positions the route as a viable option for direct transatlantic travel without routing through Los Angeles or Dallas.
The expanded schedule begins in May 2025, per the Sky Harbor release.
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- chamberbusinessnews.com retrieved 09/05/2026 14:43
- skyharbor.com retrieved 09/05/2026 14:43
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