US low fares carrier JetBlue is expanding its transatlantic presence with the start of New York-Paris flights next summer.
The push into continental Europe follows the introduction of service from London in August 2021.
The sixth largest US airline also plans to serve Paris Charles de Gaulle airport from Boston at a later stage – echoing its expansion from the UK.
The carrier said: “With service to both London and Paris, JetBlue will play a unique role in disrupting high-fare legacy carriers that have used joint ventures and global alliances to dominate these routes for decades.
“JetBlue’s new service at Paris-CDG will provide the airline with a high visibility presence at the major global hub where it can further establish a new customer base of travellers looking to fly between Europe and the US.”
Seats will go on sale in the coming months.
JetBlue operates single-aisle Airbus A321 long range aircraft on transatlantic routes featuring 24 fully-flat ‘Mint’ class reclining seats and 114 economy – ‘core’ – seats
Chief executive Robin Hayes said: “JetBlue is offering something completely unique to what you get from the big global legacy airlines on these routes – where a single high-fare joint venture operates nearly three-quarters of the flying.
“The response to our London service is proof that combining great service with low fares works. We can’t wait to bring our reimagined Mint and core offerings to continental Europe’s most visited city.”