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Tuesday, December 13, 2011


  KLM Airlines to insinuate 'Social Seating' Service

Looking to carry out some in-flight networking? KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is scheduling to inaugurate a "social seating" tune-up, where passengers will be able to link their social media profile to their check-in information, and then opt for a seating partner based on the social media profiles of other passengers.



This service, which KLM look forward to launch in the next year, will be accessible to all passengers read-through in online, and it depends upon the passengers to prefer whether they want their social media profiles to be made available to others on the flight. The social seating concept - sharing profiles from Facebook or LinkedIn - could generate firm networking opportunities for business travelers, as reported by Radio Netherlands.

The service has not yet been 'officially' announced, but was discussed by a top executive at a recent conference.

What do you think? Will passengers want to open their social profiles to other (unknown) passengers in the hopes of expanding their network?

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011


  Delta Air Lines Includes "Economy Comfort" Section On long-haul international Flights

Delta Air Lines announced lately a significant investment in its international fleet : a premium economy section, named as Economy Comfort, on all long distance international flights this summer. The fresh seats will feature up to 4 extra inches of legroom and 50 percent more recline than the airline's standard international Economy class seats.


Delta Airlines
The product that is similar to upgraded Economy services, presently available on flights operated by Delta's joint venture partner Air France-KLM, will be fitted in the first few rows of the Economy cabin on more than 160 Boeing 747, 757, 767, 777 and Airbus A330 aircraft by this summer.

In addition to extra leg room and recline, clients seated in Economy Comfort will board early and avail complimentary spirits throughout the flight. These benefits are in addition to Delta's standard international Economy class facilities, along with complimentary meals, beer, wine, entertainment, blankets and pillows.In-seat power will also be available on aircraft equipped with personal entertainment systems.

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Friday, July 9, 2010


  Traffic Increase on Asian Routes for European Airlines

Excessive demand on Asian routes improved air traffic last month, three European airlines states in recent times , noting a rise in sales of business class tickets as economies begin to recover from the global recession.

European Airlines
Air France-KLM, Europe’s largest airline, observed a strong rise in unit revenue in the month as growth in both passenger and cargo activity outpaced capacity, which had consciously been held down for the period of the recession.Scandinavian airline SAS and Finnish national carrier Finnair also stated that passenger traffic had increased last month, 0,4% and 12% year on year, respectively.

All the three airlines credited part of the boost to a recuperating market for air travel in Asia, where economic growth has increased. SAS and Finnair stated that Asian traffic was up by 26% previous month .

Finnair CE Mika Vehvilainen stated that particularly corporate travel has augmented. The demand comes above all, from European and Asian markets.SAS stated that the market continues to be capricious but a recovery has been noted on Asian routes, the majority being US routes and selected European routes.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009


  Air France might get rid of Business Class on Some Routes

Pierre Henri Gourgeon
Air France-KLM has disclosed it might make the traveler cabins on some of its routes merely single-class and it might do away with various destinations as part of a broad reorganization of its medium-haul network and operations to recover its profitability.

Air France-KLM, similar to other European airlines has been affected drastically by a crash in demand for premium class travel as companies and institutions strip off operating expenses in the hard-hitting economic scenario.A spokesperson for the airline confirmed media reports that eradicating business class seats was one of the options to develop yields on the routes to Europe and North Africa.Lately Air France has eradicated premium class cabins on its short-haul operations within France.

Air France-KLM Chief Executive Pierre Henri Gourgeon while presenting the airline's first-quarter results at the end of July, informed analysts the airline would refurbish its medium-haul operations both, with regard to the network as well as product.The spokesperson , stated planned decisions would be taken before the end of 2009 for execution early next year.

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Saturday, July 11, 2009


  Air France-KLM CEO - Keep Lowering Headcount

Air France-KLM plans to continue scaling back its employee headcount as there is no sign of a rebound in business this summer or even this autumn, Chief Executive Pierre-Henri Gourgeon said Thursday.

"We will keep reducing headcount...at a similar rhythm in the years to come," Gourgeon told the annual shareholder meeting here. He was referring to the 2.5% reduction in jobs in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.

To reach that headcount reduction target, Gourgeon said,Air France-KLM will use early retirements, sabbaticals, more temporary work contracts and increased mobility of its employees between different activities and regions.

The executive also told shareholders the company's fuel bill, after hedging, will rise over the current and following two fiscal years.

He said Air France-KLM expects to spend EUR6.8 billion on fuel in fiscal 2010 ending next March 31, then EUR8 billion for fiscal 2011 and EUR8.5 billion in fiscal 2012.

He added the company expects to save $1.8 billion this fiscal year due to the recent decline in oil prices. The ultimate size of the savings, however, will depend on the dollar's exchange rate with the euro, he added.

Separately, supervisory board chief Jean-Cyril Spinetta said Air France is still studying introducing train passenger services in France in partnership with the big French transport and environmental services group Veolia Environnement SA (VE). But he said the companies haven't yet determined how profitable such a venture would be.

Spinetta also said he doesn't expect an improvement in the global economy in the coming months. "This is why we decided not to grant a dividend," he told shareholders.

(online.wsj.com)

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