Air France KLM, which along with others in the French tourism sector is grappling with the effects of violent protests in Paris this month, reported higher passenger figures for November. The airline carried 7.6m passengers last month, up 3.3% from a year ago, while its load factor - a measure of how full planes are - rose 0.7 percentage points to 86.3%. On Sunday, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said the anti-government protests would have a “severe impact” on the domestic economy. <br/>
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If you're planning a flight longer than eight hours, Delta says you can't bring an emotional-support animal with you. The rules for pups are getting tighter too. Neither support animals nor trained service animals will be allowed on any Delta flights if they are under 4 months old. Delta says the changes take effect Dec. 18. The airline says exceptions will be made until Feb. 1 for customers who already bought a ticket and asked to bring a support animal. Airlines are tightening rules on animals, saying their numbers have skyrocketed and some have relieved themselves or bitten other animals — and in one case, a Delta passenger. People who fill out the forms to travel with a support animal avoid pet-carriage fees.<br/>
Delta will connect Boston Logan to four more cities in 2019, including large business markets like Chicago and Washington DC that are gaps in its network from the airport. The carrier will add thrice-daily Cleveland service from 1 April; and five-times daily Chicago O'Hare, four-times daily Newark and six-times daily Washington National service from 9 September, it says today. The Chicago, Newark and Washington flights will be operated with 76-seat Embraer 175 aircraft. "These new routes… means that beginning next fall Delta will offer service to the five top business markets requested by our corporate customers," says Glen Hauenstein, president of Delta. The latest additions in Boston continue Delta's heated battle in the market with JetBlue, the largest at Logan who serves all four of the routes announced. Other recent additions at the Massachusetts airport by Delta, including Charleston (South Carolina), Las Vegas and Philadelphia, are served by JetBlue. Delta was the third largest carrier at Boston during the year-ending in August. <br/>