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Air France-KLM to launch lower-cost airline Air France-KLM to launch lower-cost airline
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Air France-KLM is creating a more "competitive" long haul airline to win back customers from Gulf carriers. Air France-KLM is creating a more "competitive" long-haul airline to win back customers from Gulf carriers.
The company said it was "going on the offensive" because "the status quo is not an option". Air France's new boss, Jean-Marc Janaillac, unveiled the plan, saying the firm is "battling on all fronts".
The new brand does not have a name yet, but Air France plans for it to offer economy and business travel on new and reopened routes.The new brand does not have a name yet, but Air France plans for it to offer economy and business travel on new and reopened routes.
To compete with lower-cost rivals, its pilots and cabin crew will be employed differently to the main company.To compete with lower-cost rivals, its pilots and cabin crew will be employed differently to the main company.
"We are battling on all fronts," said Air France's new chief executive, Jean-Marc Janaillac. "The status quo is not an option. We must launch a new dynamic to return to a leadership position in our markets," Mr Janaillac said.
"The status quo is not an option. We must launch a new dynamic to return to a leadership position in our markets," Mr Janaillac added.
The plan is a sign that Air France's new boss is determined to win back market share after years of painful job losses and clashes with trade unions.The plan is a sign that Air France's new boss is determined to win back market share after years of painful job losses and clashes with trade unions.
But the SNPNC cabin crew union expressed concern that the new airline's staff would not have the same work benefits and would end up being "low cost" for its workers. But the SNPNC cabin crew union expressed concern that the new airline's staff would not have the same work benefits and that it would end up being "low cost" for its workers.
Air France plans for the new airline to have 10 long haul planes by 2020.Air France plans for the new airline to have 10 long haul planes by 2020.
It will "constitute the group's response to the Gulf State airlines which are developing at low production costs", the firm said.It will "constitute the group's response to the Gulf State airlines which are developing at low production costs", the firm said.