Air France sails on sight with Omicron

2022-01-04T17:49:34.583Z

The company does not rule out extending the partial activity agreement to the first half of 2023. For the moment, all is not so bad for Air France. " In January, we forecast a level of activity at 79% of that of 2019 ", underlines the company. Much more than the 62% at the end of September. And, despite the explosion in Covid cases, the air carrier has not had to cancel flights because of an inflation of patients on its staff. A performance compared to its competitors: due to the weakness of

For the moment, all is not so bad for Air France.

In January, we forecast a level of activity at 79% of that of 2019

", underlines the company.

Much more than the 62% at the end of September.

And, despite the explosion in Covid cases, the air carrier has not had to cancel flights because of an inflation of patients on its staff.

A performance compared to its competitors: due to the weakness of reservations, Ryanair reduced its capacity by 33% during the holidays and doubled its loss forecast for its 2021-2022 fiscal year.

For its part, Lufthansa has given up making 33,000 flights this winter.

And, to keep its airport slots, it kept 18,000 too little filled.

A problem which does not affect Air France.

We have never flown empty and we will not

," says the company.

Air France is less affected by the effects of Omicron than other companies because travel restrictions are less severe in France than elsewhere

", explains Yann Derocles ...

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