JetBlue aims to fly to Paris next summer as part of its trans-Atlantic expansion.

JetBlue announced Wednesday that tickets for flights between its hub at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport will go on sale “in the coming months.” It plans to add Boston to Paris flights in the future.

JetBlue inaugurated service between New York and London in the summer of 2021, more than two years after initially announcing its intentions. Later, the carrier added service out of its Boston hub. This year, JetBlue was expected to announce a second transatlantic destination.

“JetBlue offers something completely unique compared to the big global legacy airlines on these routes,” said CEO Robin Hayes in a company announcement, referring to large carriers such as Delta Air Lines, its partner Air France, and others such as United Airlines and American Airlines, which are also in an alliance with JetBlue in the Northeast U.S.

ICF estimates that these airlines will control around 88% of the seats between New York area airports and Paris airports from June to August 2023.

JetBlue proposes to utilise Airbus A321LR aircraft, the long-range variant of the narrow-body jetliners, on the itineraries.

The New York-based airline also has an agreement to acquire Spirit Airlines, which has not yet been approved by regulators.

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