Air France Announces Nashville–Paris Nonstop Flights

Air France will launch nonstop service between Nashville International Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle on May 14, 2027, with flights three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays aboard Airbus A350-900 aircraft. Tickets went on sale October 14, 2026; the flights will use numbers AF046 and AF047, with AF046 referencing Dolly Parton’s 1946 birth year. Air France says it will be the only airline operating nonstop between Nashville and Paris and the only carrier connecting Nashville with continental Europe, and expects the route to strengthen tourism, business and cultural ties. Gov. Bill Lee said negotiations were not disrupted by the state’s takeover of Nashville’s airport authority, which Nashville and the former authority are challenging in court. Air France is also adding three-times-weekly Paris–San Diego service in May 2027, bringing its U.S. network to 20 gateways.