10 years of French bee: New York
Paris-Orly – New York, our story since 2021
On July 14, 2021, French bee opened its route to New York-Newark. Five years later, nearly a million passengers have crossed the Atlantic with us: it is our second-busiest route.
July 14, 2021: first flight to New York
On Bastille Day, in the middle of the health crisis, the airline opened its route to New York-Newark, its second destination in the United States after San Francisco. Five months later, the first A350-1000 and its 480 seats joined the fleet.
In 2022, its first full year, the route carried 155,229 passengers.
Five years between Paris-Orly and New York
Accumulated since the first flight, these figures make New York our second route, right after Reunion Island.
passengers carried between Paris-Orly and New York since 2021
That's nearly 18 out of 100 French bee passengers, across all destinations.
round trips
Or about 3,063 flights operated on the route since 2021.
flown
448 times around the Earth, or more than 23 round trips to the Moon.
meals served on board
Between Paris-Orly and New York, since 2021.
passengers per flight on average
On flights operated in 2025.
* Estimates calculated from our traffic data (kilometers flown and passengers carried on the route).
Nearly a million travelers in five years
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2021: from July 14.
2026: year in progress, data as of October 6, 2026.
* Flights operated, both directions: estimate calculated from the kilometers flown on the route.
The dates that shaped the route
From an opening on Bastille Day to the million-passenger milestone, the key stages of our route to New York.
The day New York wore a mustache
On November 23, 2025, our Paris-Orly – New York flight was decked out with blue bow ties and mustaches: welcome aboard the Moustache Flight, organized for Movember.
Proceeds from Movember items sold on board throughout the month, and from Duty Free sales on this flight, went to the association Les Hommes de l'air.
New York is waiting for you, at the right price!
Up to 10 flights per week on the Airbus A350, from Paris-Orly.
