Air France will add two new U.S. cities — Nashville and San Diego — to its transatlantic map in summer 2027, the French flag carrier confirmed.

The additions extend Air France's North American route network to destinations the carrier has not previously served nonstop from Paris. Both city pairs are new to the schedule.

What does the announcement cover?

The carrier confirmed Nashville and San Diego as its next two U.S. additions for the summer 2027 IATA scheduling season, which runs from late March through late October. Air France did not, in its announcement, specify aircraft type, frequency, exact launch date, or departure airport.

That level of detail typically appears when carriers file schedules into global distribution systems and request slots, generally several months before operations begin.

Why Nashville and San Diego?

Nashville, Tennessee, anchors a metropolitan area in the U.S. South. The city's profile as a music and entertainment hub, combined with population growth and corporate relocations, has made it a recurring target for new transatlantic service announcements.

San Diego, California, sits on the Pacific coast near the Mexican border and offers a tourism, defense, and biotech base distinct from Los Angeles and San Francisco, the two existing California gateways Air France already serves.

Both airports — Nashville International (BNA) and San Diego International (SAN) — have publicly courted European flag-carrier service in recent route-development efforts.

How does this fit Air France's broader North American plan?

The 2027 additions extend Air France's U.S. map in geographically meaningful ways: Nashville moves the carrier further into the U.S. interior beyond its established East Coast and Midwest gateways, while San Diego gives Air France a second Southern California point.

The carrier operates a long-haul network under the Air France-KLM Group banner, with Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol as the group's two principal intercontinental hubs.

What operational details remain undisclosed?

Several specifics have not yet been announced:

• Aircraft type and cabin configuration for each route
• Daily or weekly frequency
• Exact launch date within the summer season
• Departure point in Paris (Charles de Gaulle or Orly)
• Whether each route operates year-round or seasonally

Carriers typically confirm these specifics when they publish bookable schedules, which for summer 2027 will begin appearing in reservation systems well before departure.

What comes next?

Air France will need to file the new routes with relevant scheduling authorities and coordinate slots at congested European and U.S. airports. The airline's summer 2027 schedule will start to take shape in booking systems over the coming months, giving travelers their first concrete look at flight times, equipment, and fares.

For now, the announcement is a forward marker: two new transatlantic city pairs, one flag carrier, one season — summer 2027.