Air France adds Atlanta, Boston, Houston & Tel Aviv to La Première network
In the summer of 2026, Air France will deploy its new La Première suites to 14 destinations.
Air France has announced plans to expand its network of routes flown with the new La Première cabins, adding flights from Paris, France, to Atlanta, Boston, and Houston, the United States, and Tel Aviv, Israel.
On December 5, 2025, Air France announced that throughout 2026, it will add 777-300ER flights with La Première cabins to three more destinations in the US: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
La Première daily flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to ATL are scheduled to start on March 29, 2026, while to BOS and IAH, Air France should deploy the 777-300ERs with the first class suites on July 20, 2026, and July 6, 2026, respectively.
Flights from CDG to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (CDG) with aircraft equipped with the new La Première are starting on December 15.
According to the French carrier, during the summer 2026 season, it will deploy its 777-300ER aircraft with the new suites to 14 destinations, and by the end of 2026, the entire La Première network will have the newly refreshed cabins.
Planespotters.net records showed that Air France has 20 777-300ERs with first class cabins. Eight of those have the new La Première suites, with the first, registered as F-GZNQ, having been retrofitted in April.
Meanwhile, Cirium’s Diio Mi indicated that in December, the newly equipped 777-300ERs, which, in addition to the four La Première suites, have 60 business, 44 premium economy, and 204 economy class seats, are scheduled to fly to four destinations: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Miami International Airport (MIA), and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN).
The older 777-300ER cabins have four first class, 58 business, 28 premium economy, and 206 economy class seats.
Air France officially unveiled the new La Première on board experience in March, explaining that the new suites, encompassing an area of nearly 3.5 square meters (37.6 square feet), will feature five windows, a seat and a chaise longue that converts into a two-meter (78.7 inches) bed, and thick, floor-to-ceiling curtains for complete privacy.
Ben Smith, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air France-KLM, said that the launch of the new La Première was a major step in the group’s strategic roadmap as it continues to invest in state-of-the-art products for its customers. The goal is to position Air France at the highest level possible in the world, Smith said.
“With a new private ground experience at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and a completely redesigned, larger-than-ever La Première suite onboard, this new experience truly is the highest expression of travel. It continues to be elevated by our dedicated staff, who strive to make each journey an exceptional moment.”
In addition to the new cabins, Air France has been introducing Starlink-powered free and fast WiFi for its customers since this summer. When it unveiled its winter 2025/2026 season schedule on October 21, it said that all of its fleet would be retrofitted with Starlink by the end of 2026.
Rytis Beresnevicius
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