On 20 January 2023, the first Boeing 777-300 ER equipped with Air France's latest long-haul cabins will take off from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to New York-JFK. Named "Fontainebleau", this aircraft will then serve Rio de Janeiro airport in Brazil from 21 January and Dakar in Senegal from 22 January.
In 2022, the Air France Foundation celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. A series of events organized around the world highlighted its commitment to improving the living conditions of disadvantaged and disabled children. These wonderful moments of sharing and solidarity were made possible by the mobilization of the company’s employee-volunteers in all of Air France’s stations.
On 12 December 2022, Air France unveiled its fully redesigned lounge in terminal 1 at Munich-Franz Josef Strauss international airport in Germany. The airline is continuing the move upmarket of its products and services by offering its customers a redesigned airport space celebrating the French-style travel experience, a haven of peace ideal for relaxing, working or having a bite to
Air France unveils the first new routes of its 2023 Summer flight schedule (April – October 2023), characterized by increased service to East Africa, in particular.
Air France today welcomes its 20th Airbus A350-900 out of the 38 ordered
On 17 November 2022, Air France took part in the fifth edition of “Duoday”, a European initiative supported by the French government to change the way we look at disability. By offering the person with disabilities the opportunity to work together in pairs with a company member of staff, Duoday promotes a mutually rewarding experience and helps to deconstruct stereotypes in the busi
From November 2022 to February 2023, Air France will be offering new Michelin-starred dishes by top French chefs Arnaud Lallement and Michel Roth in its La Première and Business long-haul cabins. Working with carefully selected seasonal produce, vegetarian compositions, red and white meats from France and fish from sustainable fishing, the renowned Michelin-starred chefs have create
On November 2, 2022, Air France inaugurated a new spa in partnership with the French beauty and skincare specialist Clarins in the New York-JFK lounge. This new space spanning 30 sq. m is reserved for La Première, Business and Flying Blue Elite Plus customers who wish to relax before their flight or during transit.
On 26 October 2022, at the APEX/IFSA Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Air France was certified for the first time as a 5-star airline in the official 2023 APEX airline ratings.
On 4 October 2022, the Air France Foundation is celebrating 30 years of support for children in need. It is active in mainland France, in the French overseas departments and in all the countries served by the airline.
On 1st October 2022 at the 29th World Travel Awards ceremony in Majorca, Air France received the award for Europe's Leading Airline for its long-haul Economy Class.
On departure from La Réunion-Roland Garros airport, Air France has entrusted the menu in its Business cabin to French chef Jofrane Dailly. Born on Reunion Island, the chef has created six refined dishes for the airline's customers, highlighting the island's culinary heritage. By working with local and seasonal products, he offers gourmet and refined flavours to be enjoyed
On 1 October 2022, Arte Concert and France Musique will broadcast a special film by Andrew Staples and Daniel Harding featuring Igor Stravinsky's ballet "The Firebird" in a dreamlike setting. Performed by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, the film was made as close as possible to an Air France Airbus A350, in the company's maintenance hangars.
On 23 September 2022, at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022 ceremony held in London, Air France was voted best airline in Western Europe for the second year running.
On 21 September 2022, at the 36th edition of the Grand Prix Stratégies du Design 2022, Air France won gold in the "product design/transport design" category, for the aesthetics and comfort of the travel cabin on board its new Airbus A220. This award recognizes the work of the Air France teams who, in collaboration with the agency SGK Brandimage, designed a luminous cabin i
After a summer marked by strong demand for travel, Air France is continuing to reopen its global network. During the 2022-2023 winter season (November 2022 - March 2023), the airline will serve 171 destinations, including 86 long-haul and 85 short- and medium-haul. The company's entire fleet will be in operation and capacity levels across the network will be close to those of w
To continue to surprise and delight its customers, Air France is offering new culinary delights in its lounges at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. The Ducasse Paris teams have developed new dishes to be enjoyed in the long-haul lounges in terminal 2E. For the short and medium-haul lounge in Terminal 2F, Servair corporate chef François Adamski, Bocuse d'Or and Meilleur Ouvrier d
On its long-haul flights, in the Business and Premium Economy cabins, Air France now offers a new collection of comfort kits. Developed with an eco-friendly approach and designed as genuine gifts, they can be kept, collected and reused after the flight.
From 2 to 11 September, 2022, Air France is sponsoring the 48th Deauville American Film Festival, celebrating the diversity of American cinema, from major Hollywood blockbusters to independent productions. The company has been supporting this world-renowned festival since 2014 and promotes American cinema all year round on board its long-haul aircraft.
A non-stop daily flight between Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and New York-Newark Liberty International airport, operated by Boeing 777-200 as from 12 December 2022.
From July to October 2022, Air France is unveiling new Michelin-starred menus created by French chefs Michel Roth and Anne-Sophie Pic in its long-haul La Première and Business cabins on departure from Paris.
Air France has revealed the first destinations of its winter schedule (October 2022 - March 2023). After launching a Paris-Charles de Gaulle - Rovaniemi (Finland) route in 2021, the airline is continuing to expand its medium-haul services to Lapland (Finland and Norway).
Throughout the festival, Air France will be making a splash by installing audio terminals for the public in the most popular spots of Calvi on the Rocks.
Air France continues to integrate latest-generation aircraft, with an improved economic and environmental performance, into its fleet.
On 14 June 2022, at the 2022 OnBoard Hospitality Awards* at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Air France received the award for the Best Comfort Kit for Children and Babies and the Bronze Award for the Best Travel Cabin Concept for the design of its Airbus A220.
