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4
Highlights
The 2007-08 financial year
reinforced the Group’s leadership
position in Europe
Joint-venture on the Atlantic
On October 17, following the example of KLM and
Northwest, Air France and Delta Air Lines announce the
signature of a joint-venture agreement effective as of
2008. The two companies will share revenues and costs
on transatlantic routes between the hubs and on
connecting flights. Next objective: the creation of a four-
way joint-venture with KLM and Northwest in 2009.
Air France-KLM enters the CAC 40
Air France-KLM, the leading European air transport
company, entered the Paris Stock Market benchmark
CAC 40 index, on Monday June 18, 2007. Inclusion in the
index of the premier listed companies in France is a
recognition of the Group’s success and the importance of
air transport for the global economy.
SkyTeam goes from strength to strength
A busy year for the SkyTeam alliance, which welcomes
three new associate airline members, Air Europa, Copa
Airlines and Kenya Airways followed, on November 15, by
China Southern, which becomes the eleventh full member
airline. Finally, Leo van Wijk assumes responsibility for the
alliance, with a mission to further improve its functioning and
to extend its membership base to new carriers.
E-services come of age
Air France and KLM say goodbye to paper tickets: these
are replaced with e-tickets that are easier to use and give
the passenger greater flexibility. Self-service check-in
kiosks, baggage drop-off points, check-in by internet or
using a cell phone: the range of e-services keeps on
growing, the company seeing such innovation as an
integral part of its strategy to ensure excellent standards
of customer service.
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