Air France

Headquartered in Paris, France, Air France is a major airline of the country. A subsidiary of Air France-KLM Group, Air France operates on both domestic as well as international grounds and has cargo services in 83 countries covering 185 destinations. Orly Airport, Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Saint Exupery International Airport, Lyon is the main bases from where Air France operates. Formerly, Air France was the national airline of France, which dissolved with its merger with KLM.

Charles de Gaulle International Airport, situated in Paris is the airlines’ headquarter. Currently, Air France-KLM uses this base. A subsidiary of the airline known by the name of Regional provides turboprop flights and regional jet services within Europe. One of the best on-flight safety providers in the world, Air France boasts of its accreditation by the IATA with its IOSA, i.e. IATA Operations Safety Audit.

A tie-up with the Dutch company KLM in the year 2004 resulted in the formation of Air France-KLM. In terms of operating revenues, Air France-KLM has the distinction of being the largest airline company in the world. Also in terms of passengers-kilometers, Air France-KLM clocks at the third rank in the whole world.

The passenger fleet of Air France currently comprises of 18 Airbus A318, 46 Airbus A319, 68 Airbus A320, 13 Airbus A321, 16 Airbus A330-200, 19 Airbus A340-300, 7 Boeing 747-400, 5 Boeing 747-400M, 25 Boeing 777-200ER and Boeing 777-300ER. On the other hand, the cargo fleet of Air France consists of 14 Boeing 747-200,300, 2 Boeing 747-400ERF and 10 Boeing 777F are in the pipeline to pep up the airline’s performance even a step further.

Having three different classes namely, L’Espace Premiere (First), L’Espace Affaires (Business) and Tempo (Economy), Air France caters to all the requirements of the passengers as per their budgets and requirements. While Tempo class travel enjoys quite a lot of popularity in the European short haul flights, a premium economy class flight called Alize has been launched to cater to the requirements of the Caribbean and Indian Ocean travelers. Furthermore, adding a new dimension to in-flight services, Air France has AVOD or Audio Video on Demand services. So, if you are looking for a comfortable, reliable and speedy travel, then choose Air France as your airline of choice.