Air France launches new direct flights between Hollywood and the French Riviera to celebrate the Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco F1 Grand Prix

As a long-standing partner of the Cannes Film Festival, Air France will once again be operating special flights this year between Los Angeles (USA) and Nice (France) in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in May 2025. This is an ideal opportunity for customers on the American West Coast to enjoy the French Riviera and its famous international film festival in Cannes at this time of year, as well as the F1 Grand Prix in Monaco.

Flight schedule (in local time)

• May 12, 2025: flight AF041 – leaves Los Angeles at 13:15, arrives in Nice at 9:40 the following day;
• May 26, 2025: flight AF040 – leaves Nice at 13:55, arrives in Los Angeles at 16:55 the same day.

This spring, head for the French Riviera with Air France

Flights between Los Angeles and Nice will be operated by Airbus A350 equipped with the airline’s latest travel cabins. In Business, a sliding door allows passengers to create a totally enclosed space, out of sight from the other passengers in the cabin. Each seat converts into a full-flat bed almost 2 metres long, ensuring optimal comfort. In Premium, the latest recliner-type seat has a wide 48-cm seat pan and reclines to 121°. In Economy, the seat is fitted with ergonomic seat foam, has a 119° recline and 79cm of legroom. Each cabin offers an in-flight Wi-Fi connection and wide High-Definition individual touch screens, a perfect opportunity for movie lovers to enjoy the films on board.

The Airbus A350 is the jewel in Air France’s long-haul fleet. With CO2 emissions reduced by 25% compared with previous-generation aircraft, it is a powerful way of reducing the airline’s environmental footprint. Its noise footprint is also reduced by 40%.

Air France will also operate four special flights between New York-JFK and Nice for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place between June 16 and 20, 2025. These flights will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER.

Flight schedule (in local time)

• June 14 and 15, 2025: flight AF043 – leaves New York JFK at 16:35, arrives in Nice at 6:30 the following day;
• June 19 and 20, 2025: flight AF042 – leaves Nice at 11:55, arrives in New York JFK at 14:40 the same day.

A reinforced summer schedule to the United States

During the 2025 summer season, Air France is increasing the number of flights to the United States, with the addition of Orlando (Florida) as a direct service from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Air France will then offer 18 destinations in the United States and 25 in North America: Atlanta, Boston, Cancún, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Montreal, Minneapolis, New York-JFK, New York-Newark, Ottawa, Orlando, Phoenix, Québec City, Raleigh-Durham, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington-DC.

Air France loves cinema

For the 45th year running, Air France is a partner of the Cannes Film Festival, whose 78th edition is taking place from May 13-24, 2025. The company is thus celebrating the biggest movie fest in the world and showcasing its love of cinema. Ever since the first movie shown – An American in Paris – on board a Constellation flying from New York to Paris in 1951, cinema has been part of Air France’s DNA and is now a key part of the travel experience. In all its long-haul cabins, Air France promotes cinema all year round on its latest-generation HD individual screens. The company offers 1,500 hours of in-flight entertainment including a wide selection of French films and movies that have won awards at previous editions of the Cannes Film Festival. Its carefully selected offer is adapted to the tastes and cultures of all its customers and this vast selection of films is enhanced by feature films broadcast in their original version.

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