Air France-KLM third-quarter revenue increased nearly 9 percent at constant currency to nearly €8.7 billion on “strong summer demand” in a “solid quarter,” CEO Ben Smith said in a statement. Meanwhile, Air France said its winter-season service to North America would increase 20 percent compared with 2019 levels.
In addition to new thrice-weekly service between Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on Boeing 787-9 aircraft beginning Oct. 30, the carrier during the winter season would additional flights or larger planes on service between Paris and each Dallas, Vancouver, Boston and Montreal.
Raleigh-Durham will become the 14th U.S. destination to which the carrier offers direct service. Air France also said it would launch on Oct. 29 direct daily service between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Paris.
Q3 Performance
Air France-KLM reported third-quarter net income of €931 million, up from €460 million one year prior. Passenger revenue increased about 4 percent to just shy of €7.2 billion.
The company projects fourth-quarter capacity at more than 95 percent compared with 2019 and full-year capacity at “circa” 95 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
