Air France-KLM hikes winter season capacity

Air France-KLM Group has announced a year-over-year 3.7% capacity increase for the upcoming northern winter season. The airline group announced 52 new services compared to a year ago, most of them to be performed by its Transavia LCC arm, although many of the “new” services are continuations of services begun over the summer season. The group also intends to continue its move upmarket in terms of on-board facilities in a bid to differentiate its product from that of competitors. This trend was being assisted, the group said, by continued infusion of new or refurbished equipment; by the end of the 2016-17 winter season, KLM will have 8 Boeing 787s in its fleet, while Air France’s first 787 will be introduced in Jan 2017, with Cairo its initial routing. <br/>