Air France

The decarbonisation of air transport is essential to its survival, as well as being a communication issue for airlines wishing to prove that they are moving towards air transport that is compatible with environmental issues. Air France-KLM has therefore put in place an environmental policy that includes the increased use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF);...

Buy on Amazon and earn miles on Flying Blue, the Air France-KLM group's frequent flyer programme. This is the partnership that Amazon and Air France-KLM have just set up. The airline group will now be able to offer its 20 million Flying Blue members new ways to earn Miles. Flying Blue members...

At the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2023 in Hamburg, Air France unveiled a preview of its latest Business seat. Equipped with the highest standards of comfort and technology in the industry, the new seat features a sliding door allowing passengers to make their space private. It can also be converted into a perfectly flat bed for...

Air France-KLM is enhancing its relations with companies by adding Amadeus' Cytric suite to the list of partners for its BlueConnect online booking tool, dedicated to the airline group's corporate customers. As one of the world's leading providers of travel-related technologies, Amadeus will be integrating its various solutions into the BlueConnect booking tool...

In order to offer its passengers wider fare options, at the best price, and with more choice, Air France-KLM is introducing a Light fare option in the Business cabin and on Premium Comfort (KLM) and Premium Economy (Air France) classes. The fare naturally offers all the in-flight services and comfort of these classes...

With the summer season upon us, Air France is stepping up its flight schedule from Paris airports. The airline is taking into account the strong demand for medium-haul routes to leisure destinations. The airline will be operating a total of 29 seasonal routes from Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle to: Greece: Santorini: up to...

The information has just been published on the business portal for travel agencies and distribution networks. From 4 April, for all travel commencing on 13 April 2023, Air France and KLM are introducing Advance Seat Reservations (ASR) in Business Class. At this time, Business Class customers will be able to...

Air France is returning to a similar schedule of services this summer as in 2019. The airline is responding to strong passenger demand and will be offering up to 835 flights a day to 191 destinations in 89 countries from the end of March. This development particularly concerns long-haul, with 85 destinations. The reopening of...

Will Perth International Airport become Australia's new intercontinental hub? There is every reason to believe so. That's the ambition declared by Alan Joyce, CEO of Australia's national airline Qantas. Perth's geographical location, which might seem like a weakness, is proving to be an asset, at least for air transport. The capital of the state of...

The Air France-KLM group has announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2022 and for the past year. The Group made a profit: total Group sales reached 26.4 billion euros, while operating income amounted to 1.2 billion euros. This generated an operating margin of...

Let there be no mistake: SAF made in France is "in the pipeline". At least judging by the list of participants at this "Meeting on sustainable fuels for aviation", held on the morning of 14 February. All the decision-makers involved accepted the invitation of three ministers: Agnès Pannier-Runacher to...

An increase in capacity of 25% compared with 2019. This is what Air France will be offering to Canada this summer. In summer 2023, the airline will be operating up to 50 flights a week to five destinations: Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, as well as Quebec City and Ottawa during the summer season. Ottawa is in fact...

Anne-Marie Couderc, non-executive Chairman of the Air France-KLM group and of the Air France Board of Directors, Benjamin Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Air France-KLM, and Anne Rigail, Executive Vice President of Air France, welcomed the press this week as part of their annual New Year's greetings. This was an opportunity to unveil part of what will set the pace for Air France's development in 2023. The three personalities have...

Business travellers who have already become accustomed to using the famous instant messaging application will now be able to add another useful contact to their WhatsApp network. On Tuesday, Air France announced that it was joining the group of market players connected to WhatsApp, such as Latam and Amex GBT. The airline already had a presence on Facebook Messenger. It is now...

Air France's Caribbean Regional Network is set to evolve. The airline announced this on Monday, making official a new route between Cayenne and Belém. This will be part of a four-stop itinerary, which will include Pointe-à-Pitre, Fort-de-France, Cayenne and Belém. Air France points out that this will enable travellers from Guadeloupe and Martinique to reach Brazil...

From 20 January 2023, a Boeing 777-300 ER equipped with Air France's latest long-haul travel cabins will connect Paris-Charles de Gaulle to New York-JFK. The aircraft will also serve Rio de Janeiro airport from 21 January and Dakar on 22 January. The refitting of 12 Boeing 777-300 ERs in the long-haul fleet...

A few days after seeing its carbon emission reduction targets validated by the SBTi initiative - i.e. -30% by 2030 - , Air France-KLM is continuing its momentum with the announcement of an order for sustainable aviation fuel from TotalEnergies, adding to previous orders placed at the end of October with Neste and DG...

Air France-KLM is serious in its fight against global warming. The Air France-KLM Group and its airlines are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aviation fuel by 30% per revenue/tonne/kilometre (RTK) by 2030 compared with 2019. This ambition is in line with...

On Monday, Air France released some details of its roadmap for the summer of 2023. And several business destinations are included in this summer programme. The route between Paris CDG and Zanzibar will be strengthened with an additional frequency of three flights a week. Above all, a new route to Dar Es Salam will be...

After a test phase starting in July 2021, the SNCF is today launching its new "Train + Plane" (ex-TGVAIR) digital ticket in partnership with twelve airlines, including Air France, which has already switched to this solution since last summer and sold 40,000 tickets. The new service is designed to be entirely digital and does not require...