Air France-KLM profits hit by pilots' strike

19. 02. 2015

Air France-KLM profits hit by pilots' strike


Air France-KLM is planning to speed up cost cuts and reduce investment after it reported a drop in full-year profits following last year's pilot strike.

 

The airline's pilot strike, which was the longest in 20 years, offset the benefits of lower oil prices.

 

Earnings fell €266m (£172m) to €1.598bn, with the company also hit by the weakening euro.

 

The carrier also said that overcapacity on routes to Asia, Latin America and Africa weighed on ticket prices.

 

 

Revenues fell 2.4% to €24.91bn, despite a 1.3% increase in passenger numbers.

 

Last year, Air France said that September's pilots' strike would cost it about €500m (£393m) in lost revenue.

 

The strike followed a dispute with pilots over plans to expand the group's budget subsidiary Transavia.

 

Source: BBC News

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Air France-KLM profits hit by pilots' strike