Air France-KLM and its Brazilian partner, São Paulo-based LCC GOL will open a third hub in Brazil with new flights to Fortaleza in the summer 2018 season. From May 18, 2018, KLM will operate 3X-weekly Amsterdam-Schiphol-Fortaleza Airbus A330 services and Air France’s new affiliate Joon, which is scheduled to launch Dec. 1, 2017, will operate 2X-weekly Paris-Charles de Gaulle-Fortaleza 2X-weekly A340-300 service. Air France-KLM chairman and CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac said the Fortaleza flights will “once again confirm our position as a leader on the local market. This new transatlantic offering, a meeting point between South America and Europe, makes Fortaleza a strategic hub that will make trips easier and greatly increase their connecting opportunities in the region.” Janaillac said GOL’s network will provide customers with a wider choice of destinations to and from North and North-East Brazil.<br/>