Air France expands winter schedule 2026/27
The airline is increasing its capacity on several long-haul routes and expanding its services to Spain and Portugal. From Vienna, 22 weekly connections to Paris-Charles de Gaulle will continue to be offered.
Air France is strengthening its international route network in winter 2026/27. From November 2026 to April 2027, up to 725 daily flights to nearly 170 destinations in 78 countries will be operated. Capacity will be increased particularly to North and South America as well as Asia. Services to the Iberian Peninsula will also be expanded. From Vienna, Air France will continue to connect the airport to its hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle with 22 weekly flights.
More capacity on long-haul routes
The number of available seats to North America will increase by 6% compared to winter 2025, by 3% to South America and by 2% to Asia. The route from Paris to Las Vegas, launched in summer 2026, will continue to operate three times a week. During periods of high demand, daily flights to Orlando and ten flights per week to Boston will also be offered. In total, Air France will serve 23 destinations in North America during the winter season.
Frequencies to South America will also be increased. From 21 December, there will be two daily flights to Rio de Janeiro. Fortaleza will be served daily during periods of high demand, while Salvador da Bahia will receive two additional weekly connections from 18 January 2027. Santiago de Chile will be connected to Paris up to ten times a week. In the Caribbean, Punta Cana will complement the network: the destination will be served three times a week from 30 November 2026 to 1 May 2027.
In Asia, the focus is on Thailand. The service to Phuket will be increased from three to five weekly flights, complementing the two daily connections to Bangkok. Air France will also offer two weekly flights to the Maldives until early March. Selected routes in Africa will also be strengthened: Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar will be served daily, as will Conakry. Airbus A350-900 aircraft will be deployed on the routes to Conakry and Libreville in future.
New La Première cabin and Wi-Fi expansion
The premium offering is also being expanded. The new La Première cabin, which was named the world’s best First Class by Skytrax in September, will be introduced on additional routes during the winter season. It will be available on daily flights to Boston and Houston as well as on the two daily connections to Miami. From 1 February 2027, the daily flight to New York-Newark will also feature the new cabin. A total of up to 25 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft are to be equipped with it.
At the same time, Air France is continuing to roll out free high-speed Wi-Fi. Currently, 70% of the fleet is equipped accordingly. This share is expected to increase to 80% by the end of 2026, with the complete refit planned for 2027.
Expansion on short- and medium-haul routes
On short- and medium-haul routes, the offering includes more than 80 destinations. Services to Spain and Portugal will also be expanded: Porto will be served twice daily and Tenerife South once a week. The route to London-Gatwick, launched in summer, will continue to operate twice daily, complementing the six daily connections to London-Heathrow. In addition, Air France will increase frequencies to Zurich and Rabat to four daily flights each. Yerevan will be served three times a week in future. Within France, services from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Toulouse will be increased to eleven daily flights, to Nice to ten and to Marseille to nine.
Subsidiary Transavia France will offer 89 destinations in 26 countries across a total of 174 routes during the winter season.
Source: https://www.tip-online.at/news/61033/air-france-baut-winterflugplan-2026-27-aus/
