Air France is increasing the number of times it flies from Phoenix to Paris to five times weekly beginning May 5, airline officials said.

The new nonstop service between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris was launched May 23 and has been served three times a week. It marked the first time there was nonstop service between Phoenix and France.

The service originally launched with a Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner aircraft that had 279 seats. The route is now served with an Airbus 350-900 that has a larger business class and a total seat capacity of 324, according to a Sky Harbor release.

Flights will leave Paris at 10:45 a.m., arriving in Phoenix at 12:50 p.m. then depart Phoenix at 3:05 p.m., arriving in Paris the next day at 10:10 a.m.

The aircraft will have 34 business seats, 24 premium economy seats and an economy class offering 266 seats.