Air France introduces new flight

Air France has launched a new daily flight between Bucharest and Paris. This brings the number of flights on this route operated by the French airline to five. a??Wea??ve seen demand increase by 20% on the Romanian market over the last three years,a?? says Christopher Korenke, Air France manager for Switzerland and Central Europe. Company officials did not reveal their sales target for this year. Last year Air France made 17-18 million euros in turnover in Romania, up more than 15% on the previous year. Air France merged with the leading Dutch airline, KLM, in 2004. The merger made Air France and KLM the number two player in Romania after Tarom, with around 25% of the market, according to information supplied by the company. Other airlines in Romania, such as Austrian Airlines and British Airways, have added new flights over the last twelve months to meet the growing demand. a??The overall trend will entail a drop in airfares, and this makes more and more people choose this particular means of transport,a?? Korenke added. ZF