Air France KLM's September passenger traffic rises from year ago

Air France-KLM reported higher passenger traffic figures for September, as the carrier looks to benefit from the collapse of the two of its smaller French competitors. Air France-KLM said it carried about 9.3m passengers in September, up 2.2% from last year. The group has been reporting higher traffic figures for 17 months running, and Air France KLM’s shares rose by around 1% in early session trading. The load factor increased by 0.6 percentage points to 89.2% from last year, the company said. Air France-KLM’s CEO Ben Smith said last month that a market consolidation through the bankruptcies of certain carriers would eventually benefit the country’s aviation industry and jobs. <br/>