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THE BEST OFFER OF CONNECTING FLIGHTS
IN EUROPE
Power of the hubs
The dual hub of Air France and KLM is one of the cornerstones
of the Group’s strategy.
At the heart of this dual network are two powerful hubs,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol, interlinked
by some dozen daily flights known as the Paris-Amsterdam
Hubway, enabling optimized access to the two networks.
The Air France and KLM networks are complementary when
it comes to linking Europe more effectively with the rest of
the world. The number of destinations common to Air France
and KLM is limited: 70% of long-haul and 60% of medium-
haul destinations are served by only one of the two airlines.
For example, KLM’s operations have a bias towards East
Africa whereas Air France is more present in West Africa.
Since it is balanced, this dual network is also less sensitive to
external shocks. Dependent on no single market, it also
offers a natural hedge to risk.
THE HUB: COMBINING LIGHT AND HEAVY TRAFFIC
FLOWS
The principle of the hub is to enable the pooling of a large
number of light traffic flows (short and medium-haul)
with heavier flows to and from international destinations
(long-haul). This involves establishing waves or banks several
times a day within which the flight arrivals and departures
are concentrated.
This structure of flight times multiplies the connecting
opportunities while keeping the waiting time between two
flights to a minimum. Between Air France and KLM, there
are more than 30,000 connecting opportunities in under
two hours every week.
Unlike other European platforms, Paris-Charles de Gaulle
and Amsterdam-Schiphol have significant development
potential. One of the major strengths of these platforms
is that they are not saturated and are able to expand
to anticipate future trends. Terminal 2 at Paris-Charles
de Gaulle is thus being equipped with a new satellite that will,
in time, offer 16 additional aircraft parking stands.
Lyon-Saint Exupéry, Air France-KLM’s third hub after
Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol, is a real
aviation crossroads interlinking the French regional capitals
with other European cities, making this airport an integral part
of the Group’s powerful, structured organization.
O P E R A T I O N S
Manilla
1
2
3
9
10
11
12
13
5
6
7
4
8
1 United Kingdom 13%
2 Spain 7%
3 Germany 6%
4 Norway 6%
5 France 5%
6 Italy 4%
7 Belgium 3%
Amsterdam
8 Sweden 3%
9 Greece 3%
10 Denmark 3%
11 Ireland 3%
12 Switzerland 2%
13 Austria 2%
etc.
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
Amsterdam
7,673
Paris-
Charles
de Gaulle
25,024
Zurich
4,941
Munich
6,354
Madrid 2,246
London-
Heathrow
6,471
Frankfurt
12,250
Air France
KLM
Lufthansa
Swiss
British Airways
Iberia
For example, on an Amsterdam-Manilla flight, more
than 90% of passengers are connecting passengers.
More than 30,000 connecting opportunities
between the medium and long-haul networks
in under two hours (weekly figures)
42 _ AIR FRANCE-KLM 2010-11 Annual Report