Air France has confirmed its summer 2026 season schedule, detailing that during the peak travel season, its long-haul capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASKs), will grow by 2% year-on-year (YoY), driven mainly by growth in North America and South America.
The French carrier detailed that this summer season, it will launch flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), with the airport becoming the 19th destination in the United States and the 26th in North America.
It will also add a second daily flight between CDG and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), bringing the total to 11 daily flights from CDG to EWR and New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
Air France also spoke about the conflict in Iran, saying that in response, it has canceled flights to Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) , Dubai International Airport (DXB), Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH), and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV). At the time of publication, these cancellations extend until April 19.
Since the hostilities broke out in the Middle East, it has deployed additional flights to Asian destinations, as well as to Africa, and upgauged select flights to Asian destinations.
“This increase in capacity will continue throughout the 2026 summer season, with additional flights scheduled to Bangkok, Singapore, Bengaluru, Tokyo, and Osaka, and the use of larger aircraft on certain flights to Delhi and Mumbai.”
Cirium’s Diio Mi showed that its departing widebody ASKs from CDG will increase by almost 7% during the summer 2026 season, including non-stop and one-stop flights to destinations around the world, compared to the same season in 2025.
The Caribbean and Africa will see the highest YoY growth rates at 63% and 11%, respectively.
The data above still includes flights to airports such as DXB, RUH, and TLV. Air France may still adjust its schedules to destinations in the Middle East, depending on the situation in Iran.
Growth in North America comes on the back of continued revenue strength in the market. During Air France-KLM’s Q4 2025 earnings call with analysts on February 19, Steven Zaat, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the group, explained that 56% of Air France-KLM’s transatlantic flights are sold in the US, where there is a “significant” yield difference, with Zaat noting that pricing has gone up in the US.
“[…] the booming on the North Atlantic is even exceeding our own expectations, and we still see very strong bookings coming in out of the US.”
Rytis Beresnevicius
