Air France cancels Transavia low-term expansion
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Air France loses negotiations with the union and feel forced to bow to their demands and cancel the Transavia expansion. The project was intended for penetrating the low cost sector in Europe.
Development experts saw this move as sustained profitability for the carrier.
Pilots have seen their demands met as Air France management announces that they will not seek to expand Transavia outside France and the Netherlands for the immediate period.
Air France expresses their opinion that union demands have been met as no relocation is necessary for the pilots.
A call has been issued for the pilots to return to work immediately and end the current strike which has turned out to cost the carrier a staggering amount of £10 million a day.
“Our Transavia project is a 100 per cent pro-France project.
“It is about developing Transavia to encourage growth in France and quickly create more than 1,000 jobs in France - including 250 pilot jobs.
“With the withdrawal of the Transavia Europe project, there is now no reason to strike because there are no longer any concerns about relocation.
“We therefore call on the striking pilots to return to work immediately.” - Alexandre de Juniac, chairman and chief executive of Air France-KLM, and Frédéric Gagey, chairman and chief executive of Air France
Transavia was due to enter the low cost sector in Europe, in order to compete against Ryanair and easyJet who have already made significant profit from this sector.
Development experts saw this move as sustained profitability for the carrier.
Pilots have seen their demands met as Air France management announces that they will not seek to expand Transavia outside France and the Netherlands for the immediate period.
Air France expresses their opinion that union demands have been met as no relocation is necessary for the pilots.
A call has been issued for the pilots to return to work immediately and end the current strike which has turned out to cost the carrier a staggering amount of £10 million a day.
“Our Transavia project is a 100 per cent pro-France project.
“It is about developing Transavia to encourage growth in France and quickly create more than 1,000 jobs in France - including 250 pilot jobs.
“With the withdrawal of the Transavia Europe project, there is now no reason to strike because there are no longer any concerns about relocation.
“We therefore call on the striking pilots to return to work immediately.” - Alexandre de Juniac, chairman and chief executive of Air France-KLM, and Frédéric Gagey, chairman and chief executive of Air France
Transavia was due to enter the low cost sector in Europe, in order to compete against Ryanair and easyJet who have already made significant profit from this sector.
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