New destinations: The carrier is offering daily nonstops to Paris from Cincinnati and Detroit. Service is seasonal through Oct. 29. Equipment used: Airbus 340-300 with 270 seats: 34 in Business Class and 236 in economy. Air France flight 383 departs Cincinnati at 4:25 p.m., arriving Paris-Charles de Gaulle the following day at 6:25 a.m. The return flight, Air France 382, departs at 10:20 a.m. and arrives in Cincinnati at 1:25 p.m.

Detroit: Air France flight 373 departs Detroit at 7:15 p.m., arriving Paris-Charles de Gaulle the following day at 8:50 a.m. The return flight, Air France 374, departs at 10:20 a.m. and arrives at 1:10 p.m. The airline will service the new route with an A330-200 aircraft, in a two-class configuration: 40 seats in Business Class and 179 in economy.

New Flights: The carrier has added a third daily flight from Washington-Dulles to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Equipment used: A330-200 with six seats in First Class, 42 in Business Class, and 163 in economy. Flight AF025 departs Washington-Dulles at 6:45 p.m., arriving in Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 8:20 a.m. the next day. The return flight, AF024, departs at 1:20 p.m. and arrives at 4:00 p.m.

New Seats: Detroit flights come with the airline’s new Business Class seats, reclining to 180-degrees (see below).

Insider Tip: When an airline introduces new service, there’s often an increase in seats available for upgrades and mileage tickets. So look at connecting though Air France’s two new cities when no other seats are available on a Paris non-stop