Highlights
- Air France begins nonstop Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Phoenix Sky Harbor service May 23, 2024, three flights weekly.
- Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operates the route with 30 business class, 21 premium economy, and 228 economy seats.
- Phoenix becomes Air France's 17th U.S. destination and 22nd North American gateway, joining Frankfurt and London-Heathrow as European cities with nonstop Phoenix access.
- Outbound flight AF068 departs Paris at 10:10 a.m. local time; return flight AF069 leaves Phoenix at 2:10 p.m., arriving Paris the following morning.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport gains its first direct transatlantic connection May 23, when Air France launches nonstop service to Paris-Charles de Gaulle, the airline announced January 22, 2024.
The route operates three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Flight AF068 departs Paris at 10:10 a.m. local time and arrives in Phoenix at 12:10 p.m. The return, AF069, leaves Phoenix at 2:10 p.m. and lands in Paris the following morning at 9:15 a.m., according to the Air France corporate announcement.
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will operate the route, configured with 30 business class seats, 21 premium economy seats, and 228 economy seats, for a total of 279 seats per flight, according to Simple Flying.
Phoenix becomes Air France's 17th U.S. destination and 22nd North American gateway. Frankfurt and London-Heathrow previously held the only nonstop European connections to Sky Harbor; Paris-CDG is now the third, according to AeroTime.
Why does this matter for Scottsdale and Paradise Valley travelers?
Nonstop transatlantic access from Sky Harbor removes the connection penalty that has historically pushed high-frequency international travelers toward Los Angeles or Dallas. For the Scottsdale-based executive or second-home owner with European business or property interests, a direct Paris departure cuts total travel time by three to five hours compared with a one-stop itinerary through a hub.
Air France's previous U.S. expansion step was Paris-Raleigh-Durham service, launched in November 2023 as the airline's 16th destination, with daily service on that route scheduled to begin March 31, per Simple Flying.
Flights go on sale now; the route's first departure is scheduled for May 23.
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- aerotime.aero retrieved 09/05/2026 14:43
- simpleflying.com retrieved 09/05/2026 14:43
- corporate.airfrance.com retrieved 09/05/2026 14:43
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