Name: Henri Hié
Company: Air France
Designation: Vice president of routes, Americas, Air France
Home town: Paris
The European Commission is investigating whether the transatlantic joint venture between Air France-KLM, Alitalia and Delta – all members of the SkyTeam alliance – breaches EU antitrust rules and is detrimental to passengers in terms of fares.
British Airways has announced it will resume flights from Heathrow to Tripoli on Tuesday May 1, following the completion of a thorough security review by the UK government and Libyan authorities.
The Air France-KLM group has reported an increase passenger traffic, capacity and load factors during December 2011, thanks to strong growth in its Europe and Americas networks.
Air France has announced another major routes ‘offensive’ in the south of France, with the launch of 25 new destinations from three airports, a revised business model and new fleet deployment in a bid to capture market share.
Air France has become the first airline to offer direct flights between Europe and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in China.
Paris continues to be central to Air France’s network growth. Thomas Withington looks at the flag carrier’s activities at the SkyTeam hub.
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