Nuove aperture in Sud America (Brasilia, Lima) e nel sud-est asiatico (Jakarta, nuovo hub sky team), incrementi di frequenza per Tokyo Haneda e Montevideo via EZE. Nuovi accordi di c/s in America e Giappone, riduzione di capacita' col Medio-Oriente e l'Africa e razionalizzazione degli orari per migliorare le connessioni a CDG, in particolare per i voli di medio raggio di meta' serata.
Air France focuses on long-haul, codeshares
Air France will increase overall capacity 1.2% over the forthcoming summer season, with most growth focused on long-haul routes at the expense of middle-haul sectors.
In what it described as “a still fragile economic environment,” the carrier said summer 2014 would see the gradual introduction of upgraded cabins, which will be designed to move the company’s image and cabin service upmarket.
The first Boeing 777-200 equipped with new seats in business, premium-economy and economy class will operate from Paris to New York JFK in June. The first 777-300 equipped with new cabins will follow in the fall.
The increase in capacity, driven by emerging countries, is focused on Latin America and Southeast Asia, where the company will add two new routes to Brasilia and Jakarta.
South and Central America will see a 7% capacity uptick compared to 2013. From June, there will be 4X-weekly flights to Lima, while the Montevideo via Buenos Aires service, launched last summer, will become daily.
In Asia, capacity will rise 2.6%, with the launch of double-daily flights to Tokyo Haneda, which will improve connections to Air France’s domestic network partner Japan Airlines.
Elsewhere in long-haul, Air France will increase capacity 3.1% on the lucrative North Atlantic route, with a daily Airbus A380 service to San Francisco. Additional capacity will be introduced with Boeing 747 Atlanta and Toronto service over the summer.
Offsetting the long-haul growth, medium-haul capacity will be reduced a further 2.3%.
A shuffling of African frequencies following 2013’s sharp increase in capacity to the continent will result in an overall capacity reduction of 1.3%. There will also be a 3% reduction in capacity to the Middle East.
By developing codeshares with partners such as Brazil’s GOL, the US’s Delta Air Lines and Canada’s WestJet, 13 new destinations will be available to Air France customers in North America, 20 in South and Central America, and 28 in Asia.
In France and Europe, where growth remains weak, Air France said it will continue to optimize frequencies, both structural and seasonal.
To develop intra-European traffic at its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub, the carrier is changing several flight schedules to create a connecting wave of mid-evening flights dedicated to medium-haul destinations, without impacting long-haul connections.
http://atwonline.com/airports-amp-routes/air-france-focuses-long-haul-codeshares
Air France focuses on long-haul, codeshares
Air France will increase overall capacity 1.2% over the forthcoming summer season, with most growth focused on long-haul routes at the expense of middle-haul sectors.
In what it described as “a still fragile economic environment,” the carrier said summer 2014 would see the gradual introduction of upgraded cabins, which will be designed to move the company’s image and cabin service upmarket.
The first Boeing 777-200 equipped with new seats in business, premium-economy and economy class will operate from Paris to New York JFK in June. The first 777-300 equipped with new cabins will follow in the fall.
The increase in capacity, driven by emerging countries, is focused on Latin America and Southeast Asia, where the company will add two new routes to Brasilia and Jakarta.
South and Central America will see a 7% capacity uptick compared to 2013. From June, there will be 4X-weekly flights to Lima, while the Montevideo via Buenos Aires service, launched last summer, will become daily.
In Asia, capacity will rise 2.6%, with the launch of double-daily flights to Tokyo Haneda, which will improve connections to Air France’s domestic network partner Japan Airlines.
Elsewhere in long-haul, Air France will increase capacity 3.1% on the lucrative North Atlantic route, with a daily Airbus A380 service to San Francisco. Additional capacity will be introduced with Boeing 747 Atlanta and Toronto service over the summer.
Offsetting the long-haul growth, medium-haul capacity will be reduced a further 2.3%.
A shuffling of African frequencies following 2013’s sharp increase in capacity to the continent will result in an overall capacity reduction of 1.3%. There will also be a 3% reduction in capacity to the Middle East.
By developing codeshares with partners such as Brazil’s GOL, the US’s Delta Air Lines and Canada’s WestJet, 13 new destinations will be available to Air France customers in North America, 20 in South and Central America, and 28 in Asia.
In France and Europe, where growth remains weak, Air France said it will continue to optimize frequencies, both structural and seasonal.
To develop intra-European traffic at its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub, the carrier is changing several flight schedules to create a connecting wave of mid-evening flights dedicated to medium-haul destinations, without impacting long-haul connections.
http://atwonline.com/airports-amp-routes/air-france-focuses-long-haul-codeshares