Air France

In Southern Europe, Air France-KLM has until now had its eyes on ITA. The previous Italian government had selected the consortium formed by Certares, Delta Air Lines and Air France-KLM. On August 31, this consortium was granted exclusive negotiating rights to acquire a stake in the airline. But everything...

Both the major hotel groups and the main airlines can be delighted with the results presented for the third quarter of the year. The period was buoyed by leisure customers, and in particular the welcome upturn in long-haul travel, but also by a traditionally busy September for business travellers. The Accor group explains...

Following in the footsteps of other airlines which have announced large-scale orders for sustainable aviation fuel in recent months, the Air France-KLM group is now one of the major purchasers of SAF. This "sustainable aviation fuel" is seen as one of the major solutions for decarbonising air transport. Air France-KLM has announced the signing of a...

The recovery is well and truly underway for Air France, as Henri de Peyrelongue, Executive Vice President Commercial Sales Air France-KLM and Henri Hourcade, Executive Vice President France Air France-KLM indicated at IFTM Top Resa. Traffic is almost at its pre-covid passenger level, as is the offer. "On North America, the offer is even greater than in 2019,...

Air France has unveiled its flight schedule to the African continent. The schedule includes a number of downward adjustments to frequencies during the month of November. This reduction in the number of flights particularly affects Abidjan, Douala, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Malabo and Pointe Noire. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="130329"] The biggest...

Modified on 14/09 at 10:15 This Friday 16 September, business travellers will have to cope with "severe disruption" to air traffic, according to a press release from the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC). The DGAC has reportedly asked airlines to cancel half of their flight schedules. The reason: a strike...

Gone are Lufthansa and its partner MSC. The future of ITA Airways lies with Air France KLM and the offer made alongside Certares and Delta. The Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance made it official on August 31: "following the procedure governed by the decree of the Prime Minister, ITA Airways...

While Air France announced ten days ago the return of its Paris CDG-Newark route, suspended for twelve years, this is not the only new feature in the French carrier's long-haul winter programme. The airline will also be increasing frequencies on a number of routes. Miami and Costa Rica to...

From 12 December 2022, Air France will operate a daily direct service between its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub and New York-Newark Liberty Airport (EWR). EWR is the second largest international airport in the New York area. It is located around 30 km from Manhattan. Air France had already operated a...

From July to October 2022, Air France will be unveiling new Michelin-starred menus by top French chefs Michel Roth and Anne-Sophie Pic in its long-haul La Première and Business cabins on departure from Paris. Working with seasonal produce, vegetarian dishes, red and white meats and fish, the chefs have come up with dishes...

From 30 June until the end of the weekend on 3 July, flights out of Paris CDG will be disrupted following a strike called by some Paris Airport staff to demand pay rises. As a result, and as it did for the same reasons at the beginning of June, the...

As part of the European Commission's "Connecting Europe Days", five sustainable European flights converged on Lyon airport, where the EU event was taking place. These flights used innovative technologies, fuels and air navigation procedures to minimise their carbon emissions, demonstrating the potential for transforming...

Is Air France a model in Europe when it comes to managing its staff and, consequently, its summer schedule? There is every reason to believe so, given the French airline's current flight planning situation. Unlike other European airlines - easyJet, British Airways, the Lufthansa group...

Over the last few days, several airlines have revealed their increased ambitions for the France-Algeria route. Transavia is the latest to step up its offer in this strategic market - for business, leisure and affinity customers - and will soon be offering more than 50 flights a week. From Paris...

Business travellers due to fly today (8 June) or tomorrow (9 June) can expect to be patient or to revise their flight plans. A strike by security staff has prompted Paris Airport to tweet a warning to passengers to "anticipate your arrival and check your flight details with...

Air France is multiplying positive signs about its ambitions, particularly in the "high contribution" segment. A few days after unveiling its new long-haul Business seat, the airline announced on Tuesday that it was working on a new La Première cabin. According to Air France, the project has now "entered its design phase".

The launch of the Paris-Quebec flight, which had been awaited for several months, took place on 16 May. The service to Jean-Lesage airport is operated by an Airbus A330-200, whose new travel cabins - Economy, Premium Economy and Business - are equipped with a wifi connection. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="124815"] This seasonal service is now...

Air France-KLM and IndiGo have confirmed that they have finally obtained the necessary regulatory approvals for their new codeshare relationship announced for December 2021. Air France-KLM had already been looking for a partner in India for several years following the bankruptcy of Jet Airways. The agreement will result in the establishment of a codeshare...

On Tuesday evening, Air France's management presented what had been announced as "a major new stage in the airline's move upmarket in long-haul services". This will be based in particular on the refurbishment of the Boeing 777-300s, as Anne Rigail confirmed: "After the refurbishment of our 15 A330s and our 12...

Air France is working to reduce its CO2 emissions, and has just launched a programme called "Air France ACT". It aims to: reduce as a priority the direct emissions generated by Air France's operations, reduce indirect emissions, upstream and downstream of the airline's activities,...