Air France KLM Group’s 2011 summer schedule posts a +5.7% growth in capacity in ASK compared with summer 2010 (i.e., only +2,6% ASK compared with pre-crisis level of Summer 2008). This progression is divided between a +6.5% capacity increase in long-haul activity, and a +2.9% growth on medium-haul routes.
New destinations will complete the Group’s network: Xiamen, Miami and Aalborg for KLM, Orlando, Lima, Phnom Penh, Freetown, Monrovia, Bata, Tripoli and Billund for Air France.
In North America, capacity is up 6.6%.
- Air France will be launching a new destination, Orlando, with 3 weekly frequencies as from 7 June.
- Air France is increasing the number of flights to Atlanta, with the addition of a daily flight operated by its own aircraft: our partner Delta’s main hub is now served with 4 daily flights from Paris, including 2 flights operated by Air France.
- Air France is also increasing its code-sharing capacity with Delta with the addition of one daily flight to Boston (3rd daily flight) and New York JFK (7th daily flight) operated by Delta.
- Finally, Air France continues to rationalize its capacity with the entry into service of the A380 to Montreal, with weekly frequencies decreasing from 28 to 20 as from 22 April, and to Washington, with weekly frequencies dropping from 21 to 14 as from 6 June.
Latin America posts a +13.5% growth in capacity.
- As a continuation of the winter schedule, Air France is maintaining the twice-daily service to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
- Air France will begin a new service to Lima by B777-200, with 5 weekly frequencies starting on 21 June.
- Air France is also increasing the number of flights to Santiago with the addition of one weekly frequency by B777-200.
In Asia, growth in capacity is up 10.1%.
- In addition to the non-stop service to Vietnam and the addition of one weekly frequency to Bangalore last winter, Air France is opening a service to Phnom Penh, via Bangkok, with 3 weekly frequencies.
In Africa, Air France posts a 4% increase in capacity.
- Taking into account the recent events in Mauritania, service to Nouakchott has been adapted, with the previous 5 weekly frequencies by A319 Dedicate being replaced by 3 flights by A330.This structural change on the Nouakchott route is being accompanied by increased frequencies to Conakry (7 weekly flights including 3 via Nouakchott).
- Note that Air France is focusing its development on the western continent, notably with the launch of Freetown by A330 (2 weekly flights) and Monrovia via Conakry (2 weekly flights).
- Air France is also adding a new destination, Bata* (twice weekly by A319 Dedicate) via Malabo (with 1 daily flight).
- Air France is also introducing a service to Tripoli, served 5 times weekly by A320.
- Finally, service to Bangui will be once-weekly instead of twice-weekly.
* subject to obtaining traffic rights
In the Middle-East, growth in capacity is 6.8%.
- The services to Riyadh and Jeddah initiated in cooperation with Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) last winter is maintained: Air France continues to operate 7 weekly flights to these destinations, including 3 operated by its own aircraft and 4 on a code-share basis with SV.
Finally, in the Caribbean-Indian Ocean region, Air France is increasing and improving its global capacity (+4.8%).
- Air France has added one weekly frequency to Antananarivo.
- On the Réunion service, Air France is introducing one daily night flight throughout the summer season, and is adding up to 3 weekly frequencies to cope with peak traffic demand in summer.
- On flights to Mauritius, one daytime flight is replaced by one night flight, with 4 weekly frequencies.
- Finally, on services to Pointe-à-Pitre and Fort-de-France during the peak summer period, Air France is adding one additional weekly flight, i.e. 2 daily flights to these destinations.
