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Air France to expand KL-Paris frequency and capacity
by hlk Fri 13 Dec 2013, 22:53
KUALA LUMPUR: Air France will increase its direct Kuala Lumpur (KL)-Paris flight to four times a week from the current thrice weekly, starting June 16 next year.
Senior vice president (Asia Pacific) Patrick Roux said the airline’s passenger capacity will also be increased by 25 per cent from January 12 next year on its current KL-Paris flights.
The capacity increase will see its Boeing 777-200 aircraft having new configuration of 35 seats in business class, 24 in premium economy and 250 in economy classes, giving a total of 309 seats instead of the current 246.
“The increased capacity and frequency reflect the strong demand for the Air France service… The growing popularity of our KL-Paris route clearly demonstrates the strength of the bilateral relations between Malaysia and France,” he told newsmen at a press conference yesterday.
Roux added the introduction of the direct flight in April this year has created greater economic opportunities, which are reflected in the increasing demand for travel between both countries.
“I expect this expansion to be well received by our leisure and business customers alike, who will be able to take advantage of the additional frequency and the improved connecting opportunities between our Asian and European hubs,” he said.
Meanwhile, Air France country manager (Malaysia) Estee Ng said the airline has seen a healthy load factor of above 80 per cent in its KL-Paris route since its introduction in April.
She said that with the additional flight frequency and passenger capacity increase, the airline expects to see its load factor to remain in its healthy position next year.
Air France also announced that it is investing over 500 million euros as part of its commercial strategy called Best & Beyond, which is an emblematic Transform 2015 project.
Roux said the aim of the project is to ensure that Air France serves the very best level of products as well as make a difference with optimum attentive customer service.
Beginning summer 2014 until 2016, the airline will gradually equip 44 of its Boeing 777 in its long-haul fleet with new seats in all cabins and with new inflight entertainment systems. In January 2014, it will unveil its future business offer.
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Senior vice president (Asia Pacific) Patrick Roux said the airline’s passenger capacity will also be increased by 25 per cent from January 12 next year on its current KL-Paris flights.
The capacity increase will see its Boeing 777-200 aircraft having new configuration of 35 seats in business class, 24 in premium economy and 250 in economy classes, giving a total of 309 seats instead of the current 246.
“The increased capacity and frequency reflect the strong demand for the Air France service… The growing popularity of our KL-Paris route clearly demonstrates the strength of the bilateral relations between Malaysia and France,” he told newsmen at a press conference yesterday.
Roux added the introduction of the direct flight in April this year has created greater economic opportunities, which are reflected in the increasing demand for travel between both countries.
“I expect this expansion to be well received by our leisure and business customers alike, who will be able to take advantage of the additional frequency and the improved connecting opportunities between our Asian and European hubs,” he said.
Meanwhile, Air France country manager (Malaysia) Estee Ng said the airline has seen a healthy load factor of above 80 per cent in its KL-Paris route since its introduction in April.
She said that with the additional flight frequency and passenger capacity increase, the airline expects to see its load factor to remain in its healthy position next year.
Air France also announced that it is investing over 500 million euros as part of its commercial strategy called Best & Beyond, which is an emblematic Transform 2015 project.
Roux said the aim of the project is to ensure that Air France serves the very best level of products as well as make a difference with optimum attentive customer service.
Beginning summer 2014 until 2016, the airline will gradually equip 44 of its Boeing 777 in its long-haul fleet with new seats in all cabins and with new inflight entertainment systems. In January 2014, it will unveil its future business offer.
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