New seasonal nonstop air service between Las Vegas and Paris will begin April 15 after Air France, the nation’s flag-carrier airline, opted to initiate service without seeing the results of a post-CES “tryout.”

The 10½-hour flights will operate Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays through Oct. 24 on the airline’s twin-engine Airbus A350-900 jets, capable of carrying up to 440 passengers.

Tickets go on sale on the airfrance.us website Wednesday.

“The expansion of our international air service to include nonstop flights from Paris to Las Vegas is a game-changer and opens an exciting new gateway to the European market,” Clark County Department of Aviation Director James Chrisley said in an emailed statement.

“Our ongoing collaboration with Air France, highlighted by the success of the CES ch

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