Air France adds new California and Tennessee routes, drops Denver

Air France is growing its U.S. map, including with a tribute to the late singer Dolly Parton.The SkyTeam Alliance carrier will land at San Diego International Airport (SAN) on May 3, 2027. It will come to Nashville International Airport (BNA) on May 14, Air France said Thursday. Flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to both SAN and BNA will operate thrice-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.Both routes will be flown with an Airbus A350-900 outfitted with business, premium economy, extra-legroom economy and economy seats.The new CDG-BNA route will use the flight number AF46 in a nod to the year, 1946, when Parton was born.Business class on an Air France A350. (Photo by Nick Ellis/The Points Guy)Au revoir, DenverIt is not all growth for Air France. The airline will not return to Denver International Airport (DEN) in 2027, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed. Seasonal flights to DEN that began in 2021 end on Oct. 10.The Air France spokesperson said DEN capacity will be reallocated to other routes, "resulting in no overall reduction in capacity across the region."United Airlines, with a large hub at DEN, will begin new daily DEN-CDG flights with a Boeing 787-9 o...