For the 2014 summer season (from 30 March to 25 October 2014), Air France-KLM group capacity* will increase by 1.7% compared to summer 2013.Capacity on long-haul routes is up by 1.9% and on medium-haul by 1.1% compared to summer 2013. Air France-KLM is maintaining its decision to strictly control growth while providing additional capacity on emerging markets.
Africa: a decrease of 1.3%
After the sharp increase in capacity in 2013, Air France capacity to Africa is slightly lower but still includes buoyant destinations in growth regions.
Since summer 2013, Libreville has been served daily and there have been ten weekly flights to Abidjan. The complementarity of flight departure times to Abidjan, initiated in winter 2013, is maintained, with a night flight each way. In addition, the fourth frequency to Yaoundé (Cameroon) is maintained.
Air France is adding one frequency to Pointe Noire (Congo), bringing the number of flights to six weekly frequencies. As of June 2014, the Company is also increasing capacity to Kinshasa and Brazzaville by using the Airbus A340 instead of the Airbus A330. In addition, services to Djibouti are now non-stop.
In Egypt, Air France is maintaining services to Cairo by Airbus A330 and A340 and is suspending one weekly frequency.
In the Indian Ocean, capacity will drop slightly (-1.1%).
* Capacity measured in available seat-km compared to summer 2013
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