Il futuro di Skyteam


Intanto SV inizierà a volare in c/s con AF da gennaio e la stessa AF si sposta a Jeddah presso il terminal delle compagnie saudite.


Air France now switches to Saudi Airlines terminal
Posted on 4 December 2010 in Air Transport

Air France flight operations have relocated to the South Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah which is usually operated by Saudi Arabian carriers only.

This follows the move by Saudi Arabian Airlines to code share with the Sky Team airline as a first move towards full alliance membership.

Witnessing the first flight, Pierre de Saint-Albin, Air France General Manager, said: "We have to thank GACA and KAIA for their tremendous efforts and the warm welcome given to us and our passengers at KAIA's South Terminal. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of our most important markets and the relocation to our splendid new facilities at the South Terminal greatly enhances our inbound and outbound operational activities in Jeddah.”

Air France is now flying the large Airbus 330 aircraft from KAIA in Jeddah to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris three times a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 03.55 AM. As of January 2011 the current Air France flight will be code shared with Saudia. Together with the four Saudia flights per week it amounts to seven Paris-bound flights departing from KAIA and finally provides a daily non-stop service from Jeddah to the French capital.

This move, new frequencies and larger aircraft are the first steps towards a closer cooperation between Air France, Saudia, GACA and KAIA. Air France is now using all the facilities of the South Terminal including the Business and First Class lounges of Saudia, adding more amenities and ease to their customers' journey.

Oliver Noack, KAIA’s Director Operations Improvement, said: "This move to the South Terminal is an important step for Air France to enhance the customer service experience for their passengers together with Saudia and we warmly welcome Air France to their new facilities."

KAIA is currently implementing an ongoing program of updating and upgrading the airport’s facilities and services to fulfill the public’s needs and expectations . This includes increasing the number of flights departing from and arriving in the Kingdom , and expanding the airport’s passenger capacity to receive an ever growing number of passengers.

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Pierre de Saint-Albin, Air France General Manager and Mohamed AlSharief, Media Specialist for GACA, in front of the new Air France counters in KAIA’s South Terminal

http://www.arabianaerospace.aero/ar...rance-now-switches-to-saudi-airlines-terminal
 
Air France se renforce dans le Golfe

Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, directeur général d’Air France, était dimanche soir à Djeddah le temps d’un dîner avec son homologue de Saudi Arabian Airlines et de signer un accord de code share entre les deux compagnies.

"Saudi Arabian Airlines entre dans SkyTeam le 10 janvier et cela correspond à notre stratégie de concurrencer Emirates et Etihad au Moyen-Orient", nous a-t-il expliqué.

Par ailleurs, Saudi Arabian Airlines, actuellement au terminal 1 à Roissy-CDG, rejoindra en avril le terminal 2C pour faciliter les correspondances avec les compagnies de l’alliance SkyTeam.

http://www.pros-du-tourisme.com/actualites/detail/34141/air-france-se-renforce-dans-le-golfe.html
 
DusCgn ha detto:
"Saudi Arabian Airlines entre dans SkyTeam le 10 janvier et cela correspond à notre stratégie de concurrencer Emirates et Etihad au Moyen-Orient", nous a-t-il expliqué.
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Entra nel senso che firma il contratto, l'ingresso reale è previsto invece ben più in là (fine 2012/inizio 2013)

Mikkio ha detto:
pensate che prossimamente ci sarà anche il c/s tra az ed i sauditi?
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I c/s all'interno dell'alleanza sono la norma, magari non dal giorno 1.
 
DusCgn ha detto:
Air France se renforce dans le Golfe

Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, directeur général d’Air France, était dimanche soir à Djeddah le temps d’un dîner avec son homologue de Saudi Arabian Airlines et de signer un accord de code share entre les deux compagnies.

"Saudi Arabian Airlines entre dans SkyTeam le 10 janvier et cela correspond à notre stratégie de concurrencer Emirates et Etihad au Moyen-Orient", nous a-t-il expliqué.

Par ailleurs, Saudi Arabian Airlines, actuellement au terminal 1 à Roissy-CDG, rejoindra en avril le terminal 2C pour faciliter les correspondances avec les compagnies de l’alliance SkyTeam.

http://www.pros-du-tourisme.com/actualites/detail/34141/air-france-se-renforce-dans-le-golfe.html
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Questi entrano in skyteam direttamente senza firmare prima il MOU? oppure ho frainteso?
 
Ma nel frattempo, dalla firma del MOU 10 gen 2011 a quando poi saranno membri ufficiali (2012 o 2013), partiranno già comunque i primi accordi (codeshare, spostamenti di terminal, collaborazioni sinergiche.....e magari anche accumulo miglia?).

Penso che lo stesso sarà per M.E.A.
 
visto che i sauditi sono prossimi all'ingresso in una delle alleanze, abbasseranno le pretese relative ai visti d'ingresso/transito?
 
Ieri a Jeddah...


Saudia, Air France sign code-share agreement

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Khaled Al-Molhem, director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines, shakes hands with Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, CEO of Air France-KLM, after signing a cooperation agreement in Jeddah on Sunday. (SPA)

By ARAB NEWS

Published: Dec 13, 2010 23:17 Updated: Dec 14, 2010 00:08

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines signed a code-share agreement with Air France-KLM during a function here on Sunday. The agreement allows the two airlines to make free sales of seats to their passengers and provide good connections to their destinations.

Saudia and Air France will also make joint reservations and sales for their flights (seven each) between Jeddah and Paris as well as Riyadh and Paris, an official statement said. They will operate advanced Airbus 330 and A320 aircraft for the flights.

Khaled Al-Molhem, director general of Saudi Airlines, said the accord with Air France-KLM came as a result of the national carrier’s efforts to reach strategic alliances with international airlines, adding that such partnerships would benefit passengers.

He highlighted Saudia’s endeavors to modernize its technical infrastructure and fleet and upgrade its operational, marketing and financial systems to improve client services and meet growing challenges in the air transport industry.

Al-Molhem said the agreement would allow Saudia to move from Terminal No. 1 to Terminal No. 2 at Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris. Air France has already moved from the Foreign Airlines Terminal to the Saudia Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.

“The agreement will facilitate travel of passengers, including businessmen, executives and students, between Saudi Arabia, France and other countries,” he said.

Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, CEO of Air France-KLM, expressed his satisfaction over the agreement. “It’s the result of mutual understanding between the two sides.”

http://arabnews.com/economy/article214864.ece
 
KLM e Malaysia Airlines firmano un accordo di JV (revenue sharing), chissà che non spalanchi le porte all'ingresso della compagnia malese nell'alleanza.


KLM and Malaysia Airlines to ink agreement on revenue sharing JV

By Cathy Buyck | December 22, 2010

KLM and Malaysia Airlines on Wednesday will sign a joint venture agreement covering the Amsterdam–Kuala Lumpur route. KLM and MAS have codeshared on the route and some points beyond since October 1998, with each offering a daily flight, but the new accord will extend the commercial cooperation to include revenue sharing on the route.

“Asia is the centerpiece of our long-haul growth and the JV is part of this strategy, together with the extension of our network in the region and new partnerships,” KLM Senior VP-Network and Alliances Pieter Elbers told ATW. Earlier this week, KLM announced the launch of a seventh route from AMS into greater China (to Xiamen starting March 27), further strengthening its lead as the European carrier with the largest destination portfolio in greater China (ATW Daily News, Dec. 21).

The KLM-MAS JV will take effect with the start of the summer 2011 schedule and aims to increase the carriers’ share of the growing Australia-South East Asia-Europe market. “We see that traffic between Southeast Asia, Australia and Europe continues to develop and that passengers have many ways and means to fly,” Elbers said. “For both of us, the AMS-KUL route could be further boosted and developed if we have this JV in place.”

He added that the JV will enable the airlines to offer passengers “a true seamless service independent of the color of the bill.” He expects to “increase passenger numbers” and “further deepen the cooperation” into other areas. These could include, for instance, a deeper cooperation between frequent flyer programs and the extension of codesharing to more beyond points.

The venture is KLM’s fifth JV. The largest one is the transatlantic JV between Delta Air Lines on the US side and Air France-KLM and Alitalia on European side. It also has a JV with Kenya Airways covering the AMS-Nairobi route, a JV with Alitalia and one with China Southern Airlines. KLM does not plan to set up another JV in Asia, Elbers said, adding that it instead will focus on enhancing the China Southern JV.

Last month, Malaysia Airlines' maintenance arm and AFI KLM E&M signed a 10-year contract to provide component support for MAS's fleet of 35 737-800 aircraft as well as it 20 737 options. Under the contract, AFI KLM E&M will create a component spares pool in MAS Engineering and Maintenance's facility to support the airline's 737-800s. Simultaneously, a regional component pool will be set up in Kuala Lumpur to provide services to MAS and other customers.
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http://atwonline.com/airline-financ...irlines-ink-agreement-revenue-sharing-jv-1221
 
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