Air France-KLM: No interest in XL Airways rescue

Credit: Joe Pries
Air France-KLM will not step in to rescue long-haul LCC XL Airways, which faces liquidation as the deadline approaches for bids for the insolvent airline. Air France-KLM is “not entirely convinced” about the long-haul LCC model, group CEO Ben Smith said, according to French media reports that were...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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