Posted in July 23, 2010 ¬ 7:20 pmh.Matthias Koch
Finally Air France got its official facebook page. One more airline going social … Incoming search terms for the article:air france facebookfacebook air franceair france official facebook pageair france facebook pageair france official facebookairfrance facebookfacebook airfrance
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Posted in May 18, 2010 ¬ 9:45 pmh.Matthias Koch
Air France announces that the Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner, will exceptionally operate on the London-Heathrow airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle route for the very first time from Saturday, 12th June 2010 untilMonday, 30th August 2010. Therefore, customers will get the chance to trial the aircraft during this Summer period. The Air France A380 will be assigned to [...]
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Posted in May 10, 2010 ¬ 7:52 amh.Matthias Koch
A very nice video about Air France’s First Class Product “La Première”.
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Posted in March 14, 2010 ¬ 1:16 amh.Matthias Koch
Starting on 28 March 2010, Air France and KLM will be extending their hold baggage transport rules that already apply for passengers travelling between Europe and the United States and Canada to the rest of the network. The policy is in line with industry standards and simplifies the luggage policies for customers but also for [...]
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Posted in February 16, 2010 ¬ 12:43 pmh.Matthias Koch
Accessible from the www.airfrance.com website(1), this safe deposit system will be available in four languages(2) with round-the-clock from any PC with Internet access. Customers will be able to archive, consult and retrieve all their electronic documents of both a personal and professional nature, from any location. Particularly useful for customers in the event of an [...]
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Posted in January 22, 2010 ¬ 12:50 amh.Matthias Koch
Overweight air travelers having trouble squeezing into one seat on Air France may soon be spending less to ensure that they have more space. The airline announced Wednesday that, starting next month, it will refund the cost of a second coach seat purchased by heavier passengers if the economy cabin is not fully booked. Air [...]
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Posted in January 19, 2010 ¬ 3:19 pmh.Matthias Koch
Starting on 30 January 2010, Air France will gradually introduce a new seat on its domestic fleet of Airbus A319, A320 and A321s. The new short-haul seat offers 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.5 cm) more legroom and a enhanced seatback with a natural 15° recline. The seat weight has also been reduced by [...]
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Posted in January 15, 2010 ¬ 12:23 amh.Matthias Koch
Bad weather conditions, such as heavy snow, can disrupt airline operations and cause flights to be cancelled. In such situations, Air France offers customers whose flights are cancelled an information and rebooking service. Air France is the only European airline to offer this type of early-warning information service, called the “ROC”, or “Reservations Operations Centre”. [...]
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Posted in January 10, 2010 ¬ 1:20 amh.Matthias Koch
The RATP (Paris transport system) is included in the entertainment programmes offered by Air France on board its Airbus A380. The maps of each transport network are available for download via the USB socket in each seat of the aircraft. Air France chose the RATP as a partner to offer its passengers information which can [...]
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Posted in September 21, 2009 ¬ 11:26 pmh.Matthias Koch
The RFID Journal writes about an NFC experience in Nice, France : France’s Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is testing the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) RFID technology to eliminate the need for plastic customer-loyalty cards, and to speed up and simplify such processes as passenger identification, security checks and the awarding of airport loyalty [...]
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