In an interview with Les
Echos
, Ben Smith, the CEO of Air France-KLM remains optimistic.
He believes that despite the relapse in air traffic, people will get back on the plane as soon as they can.
The manager even expects a “
bright future
” for Air France-KLM, in particular because of the good health of its low-cost subsidiary Transavia France.
Thus, according to him, "
by removing the limitation on the number of planes for Transavia France, then by allowing it to serve domestic routes, we have endowed the group with a company without equivalent among our competitors
", rejoices the man. business.
Transavia has strengths
He further states that Transavia has "
unit costs comparable to those of easyJet
", and thanks to this "
Air France will finally be able to make profitable and develop its short and medium-haul network.
This is a valuable asset that neither IAG nor Lufthansa Group has, and whose importance has not been fully appreciated
, ”he says.
Thus, according to the latter "
Transavia has everything to be the preferred low cost company in Europe
".
He cites strengths like “
52% of slots at Orly and we have our Flying Blue loyalty program, which is a very powerful tool.
This is enough to make you prefer Transavia to any other low cost company
, ”insists the manager.
Regarding a possible recapitalization of the company, the latter claims to be in negotiations without being able to say more.
