Date: 8 February 2013
AirFrance To Commence Kuala Lumpur-Paris Route From April
23.
KUALA LUMPUR - The national airline of
France, AirFrance, aims for an average 85 per cent load factor for its newly
introduced Kuala Lumpur-Paris route, in the first year of operations commencing
April 23.
Country Manager Malaysia Estee Ng said Malaysia is
considered a top destination for AirFrance, due to the strong French presence
in the country. "There are about 200 French companies in the country. In
2011, about 110,000 French nationals travelled to Malaysia for tourism and
business purposes," she told reporters after announcing the new route here
Friday.
Ng said Malaysia was also chosen as the second destination
in South East Asia, after Singapore, due to its strong economic factors and
central location in the region.
She said the new route would also be synergised by the Kuala
Lumpur-Jakarta run, operated by sister company, KLM, for travellers from France
and Europe.
AirFrance will operate Boeing 777-200 aircraft on the Kuala
Lumpur-Paris sector, and the Malaysian capital will be the 15th destination in
Asia for AirFrance. The airline will have three flights weekly on Tuesdays,
Fridays and Sundays, with an all-in fare of RM3,572 for a standard economy round-trip,
and RM29,400 for business class.
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