Air France has no immediate plans to reinstate direct flights from Aberdeen to Paris.
But the Press and Journal has revealed that the route is under review as part of the airline's wider look at new opportunities to grow its network.
Like many other services, the link between the Granite City and French capital fell off the route map early on in the pandemic.
It has never restarted and now the operator has admitted there are no "concrete updates to share".
A spokeswoman for Franco-Dutch conglomerate Air France-KLM, said: "From Aberdeen, we currently offer flights to Paris with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines via Amsterdam.
"The direct Air France flights were ceased during the pandemic and have not been re-instated.
"However, Scotland being an important strategic market for Air France and KLM, we continue to explore opportunities to grow our network and this includes reviewing a potential Air France service from Aberdeen.
No concrete updates
"At this point we have no concrete updates to share, however we would make an announcement should things change."
The loss of a direct service from the north-east to one of Europe's great capitals - and a popular destination for weekend breaks - was a blow for Aberdeen International Airport (AIA).
Ryan Crighton, Policy Director at Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, said: “This is a real blow. Where we are located, on the north of an island, on the periphery of Europe, the role of aviation is profound.
“Travelling by air is not a luxury – it is an essential element of business and social life. A recent report commissioned by Airlines UK found that without Government support, airports across the country will lose around 600 routes as a result of the pandemic. The same report said around 80% of these lost routes will be to/from UK regional airports.
“The first priority for government must be to restore Scotland’s pre-pandemic route levels. But this in itself underplays the fact that before 2020, we already performed poorly against peer nations. Ireland and Norway are smaller in terms of population but have measurably greater connectivity than we do.
“Re-establishing Scotland’s lost air connectivity will require direct government support and we need to see, urgently, a defined package of support for the aviation/airports sector to enable this. Part of this must be the reintroduction of a route development fund, its predecessor scheme having been withdrawn in 2007 due to state aid concerns.
“The UK’s withdrawal from the EU should provide Scotland with the ability to re-introduce such funding, no longer citing state aid restrictions.”
Tough two years
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is a major aviation hub, offering onward connections to hundreds of destinations throughout the world.
A spokesman for AIA operator AGS Airports told the P&J: "The last two years have been incredibly difficult for the aviation industry and the road to rebuilding an industry that has seen vital connectivity lost will take years.
"Since the start of the pandemic, we have been in constant and continued dialogue with our airline partners to ensure that we support them for the greater benefit of connectivity to and from the north-east."
The French route was useful for business passengers travelling from Aberdeen to Paris or further afield.