The FINANCIAL -- Given the uncertain economic
environment, the Air France-KLM Group’s increase in capacity in
available seat-kilometres will be limited to +0.6% including +0.8%
on long-haul and -0.2% on medium-haul, excluding the provincial bases.
According to Air France, with the launch of the bases in Marseille, Toulouse and Nice, where Air France is significantly reducing its operating costs, the group’s medium-haul operations will post an increase of +3.0%, bringing the total increase in capacity to +1.4%.For its summer schedule, Air France is adapting to changing market conditions and is offering stable capacity (+0.1%) compared with summer 2011, excluding the development of the provincial bases and +1.7% including the bases.
On its long-haul network, Air France is posting capacity of +0.1% and is increasing activity to Latin America (+9.7%), Asia (+6.3%) and Africa (+4.9%). Air France is reducing capacity* to North America (-6.5%), the Middle East (-17.5%), the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean (-2.2%).
To China, Air France will be launching a new route on 11 April to Wuhan, its fifth destination in China, operated three times a week by Boeing 777-200.
Air France will also be offering a new daily service by Airbus A380 to Los Angeles as from 28 May and will be resuming its daily flights with this superjumbo to Tokyo. There will also be three weekly frequencies to Shanghai by Airbus A380.
Within the framework of the transatlantic joint venture, the route to Seattle will be taken over by Delta and the route to New York – Newark will be suspended at the beginning of the summer season.
After significantly modifying capacity to destinations affected by geological or political crises in 2011, Air France has adjusted its schedule to reflect recent developments in the demand for these destinations.
In Africa, Air France plans to launch a new route to Port Gentil in Gabon and will be resuming service to Abuja, previously operated by KLM. Air France will continue to increase capacity* to Abidjan, Lomé, Malabo and N'Djamena. To these last two destinations, the daily flights operated by Airbus A319 Dedicate will be replaced by three weekly flights by Airbus A330.
On the medium-haul network, the growth in activity remains stable (+0.2%) excluding the provincial bases and stands at +6.5% with the launch of the provincial bases in Marseille, Toulouse and Nice.
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