Air France-KLM, Europe's largest scheduled cargo carrier, has reported a continuing fall in cargo volumes, down 19.2 per cent in March compared to a year ago and the fourth consecutive month that its cargo traffic has fallen by around 20 per cent. The drop continued apace, despite an 8.9 per cent cut in capacity, excluding Martinair, the all-cargo and charter carrier that was consolidated in January. The cargo load factor, also excluding Martinair, fell 7.8 points to 61.4 per cent. Including … [Read more...] about AF-KLM cargo slump continues in March
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Air France joins SIA, MAS withdrawl from Chennai
Chennai is seeing a contraction of services as Air France has advised the Airports Authority of India (AAI) that it would be withdrawing its three-times weekly service out of Chennai from end-March, joining Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines who have already cut their daily services to Chennai. … [Read more...] about Air France joins SIA, MAS withdrawl from Chennai
Europe/CIS: Air France to take to the rails in 2010
Air France has announced it will begin operating high-speed rail service to from London to Paris, challenging the current monopoly enjoyed by Eurostar which will come to an end in 2010 when new “open access” regulations come into force. The London to Paris journey would take under two hours, according to the Air France plan that would use a new generation of high-speed train on the route from St Pancras. Trains would operate at maximum speeds reaching 224mph, which is 38mph faster … [Read more...] about Europe/CIS: Air France to take to the rails in 2010
