Air France launches low-cost, full service from French regions
28 July 2011Air France has put more flesh on the bones of its plan to develop provincial bases, aimed at offering lower-cost regional services to help it regain market-share from its low-cost rivals.
The carrier will debut the new regional services from Marseilles this October. It will roll out similar new services from Bordeaux, Nice and Toulouse in spring next year, launching 54 new routes in total to European cities and the Mediterranean.
Under the initiative Air France aims to reduce operating costs by 15% and increase capacity in the regions by more than 30%.
source: flightglobal.com
