Starting on 3 May 2010, Air France will begin operating a new service between Paris and Abu Dhabi. Flights will be operated by an A330 seating 219, with 40 seats in Business and 179 in Voyageur (Economy). Air France will also eventually introduce the new Premium Voyageur cabin on flights to this destination.

Flight times are particularly well adapted to ensure fast connections out of Paris-Charles de
Gaulle from and to other cities worldwide:
- Flight AF 3848:
Departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle, terminal 2E at 13:45;
Arriving at Abu Dhabi at 22:25, local time.
- Flight AF 3849 :
Departing from Abu Dhabi at 00:30;
Arriving at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, terminal 2E at 05:45, local time.
As from 3 May 2010, Air France will thus be serving 7 destinations in the Middle East - Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Dubai, Jeddah and Riyadh.

By summer 2010, Air France and KLM will be operating close to 230 weekly flights to 13 destinations. Their networks are complimentary, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi jointly served by both airlines.

Thanks to combinable fares, customers can travel with either airline between the Middle East and the rest of the world, via the Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol hubs.