Air France Mulakan Penerbangan Ke Kuala Lumpur 22 April 2013 (Post #7)

Magika

Air France to launch Kuala Lumpur route?

Published: 16/10/2012 - Filed under: News »

Air France looks set to launch a new route linking Paris CDG with Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2013.

The move was reported by The Jakarta Post earlier this week, although the article has since been removed from the site pending official confirmation from the carrier.

Interestingly at Kuala Lumpur the Air France flight from Paris will dovetail into the existing KLM service from Amsterdam which continues on to Jakarta.

According to Air France/KLM's country manager in Indonesia, Dirk Buitelaar, it means that passengers arriving into Kuala Lumpur from Paris will be able to continue on to Jakarta using KLM.

Details of schedules are not yet available but Air France/KLM passengers travelling further afield may be offered onward connecting possibilities with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) at Kuala Lumpur.

Although MAS is expected by then to have become a member of the rival Oneworld alliance, there is nothing to stop airlines of different alliances striking their own codeshare deals. For example, Air France (Skyteam) with JAL (Oneworld) or Qantas (Oneworld) with Emirates (non-alligned).

It also means that UK passengers will have another option for reaching Kuala Lumpur. This is especially relevant for regional passengers who will be able to bypass London and fly directly from, say Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Newcastle or Manchester to Paris CDG for the Kuala Lumpur connection.

Currently the London to Kuala Lumpur route is monopolised by Malaysia Airways, and there are no direct flights from the regions.

For more information visit airfrance.co.uk.



Laporan Asal Jakarta Post

Air France-KLM offer Paris flights via KL                                                        Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Business | Tue, October 16 2012, 11:15 AM               
           

                          Indonesian passengers now have another option to get to Paris’ Charles de Gaulle International Airport as French carrier Air France is set to provide an option via Kuala Lumpur.

Air France-KLM country manager Dirk Buitelaar said on Monday that the flights on the Paris-Kuala Lumpur route would start in April 2013 and provide a unique connection for Indonesian passengers.

“Currently, KLM flies the Amsterdam-Jakarta route via Kuala Lumpur daily. The new route is unique as both long-haul routes meet in Kuala Lumpur,” he said when visiting The Jakarta Post office on Monday.

“Indonesian passengers wishing to travel to Paris can fly KLM from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur and then take Air France to Paris.”

KLM also flies the Amsterdam-Denpasar route daily via Singapore. Air France also flies to Singapore.

KLM, the world’s oldest airline still operating under its original name, merged with Air France in 2004, forming the Air France-KLM group.

KLM uses a combination of Boeing 777-200/300 series wide-body aircraft on both routes to Jakarta and Denpasar. Both aircraft have 35 business class seats. The difference is in economy class, with 777-200 having 283 seats and 777-300 having 390.

When asked about the load factor on both routes, Buitelaar said both routes were profitable.

Buitelaar said that using Kuala Lumpur as a hub was not an attempt to avoid Changi Airport, saying that the group was the largest European operator in Changi. He argued that Kuala Lumpur had less traffic than Changi, making it ideal for expansion.

“Especially after Qantas decided to terminate its cooperation with Air France in place of Emirates. Malaysia seems the logical partner,” he added.

Responding to a question, Buitelaar said that KLM and Air France had different target markets in their positioning. “Air France is more business heavy. That is why they have first class while KLM does not. On the other hand, KLM is more toward leisure passengers,” he said.

“As a small country, we are focusing to move people from one country to another through the Netherlands. Usually, leisure passengers do not mind to do so.”

Buitelaar added that Air France might return to Indonesia in the future considering the fact that Indonesia was growing rapidly.

“Especially after the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport completes its expansion stages. But it is still several years down the road before Air France is returning to Indonesia,” he said.

This year, KLM celebrates the 88th anniversary of the Amsterdam-Jakarta route. The route was the world’s longest regular scheduled route prior to World War II.

shahx

senang la aku nak berulang nanti...

tobby

KLM tengah buat offer ke eropah sekarang. rm3000 only.

Changa

tobby posted on 18-10-2012 06:05 PM
KLM tengah buat offer ke eropah sekarang. rm3000 only.

kadang2 boleh dpt below RM3000, ikut tika promosi hatta MAS sekalipun.

apa2 pun jikalau saya ga berani naik air france memandang track record keselamatan air france yg dah ala2 penerbangan indon sebegitu. sering sahaja terhempas.

tabasco

Changa posted on 18-10-2012 06:09 PM
kadang2 boleh dpt below RM3000, ikut tika promosi hatta MAS sekalipun.

apa2 pun jikalau saya ga ...

setuju...tak silap baru 2-3 tahun lepas kot terhempas kat laut..tak silap takda yang terselamat.

ex_klia

Saya suke naik KLM....last bulan Mei ke Jakarta.Harga kadang2 jauh lebih murah dari AA, Servis tiptop dgn crew yang good exprience walau matured look.

Magika

Fly off to Minneapolis-St.Paul and Kuala Lumpur with Air France next summer

Kuala Lumpur: in the heart of Malaysia

Starting 22 April 2013, Air France will operate three weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. This destination will be operated by Boeing 777-200 with a total capacity of 247 seats, equipped with 4 seats in La Première, 49 seats in Business, 24 seats in Premium Economy and 170 seats in Economy.

In order to offer customers increased comfort on its routes, Air France plans to operate night flights to and from Kuala Lumpur. Ticket bookings will open on 9 November.

In Asia, Kuala Lumpur will be the 15th destination** served by Air France. This new service is in addition to the 205 weekly flights operated between Paris, Amsterdam and Asia by Air France and KLM. This flight completes the flight offering between Europe and Malaysia, with the daily flight already operated by KLM to Kuala Lumpur. Customers wishing to travel to Indonesia from Europe will also benefit from connecting opportunities to Jakarta offered by KLM.

* 5 weekly frequencies from 21 May to 16 June, and subsequently

1 daily flight from 17 June to 1 September 2013

**during summer 2013

Flight times (local times)

To and from Minneapolis-St.Paul

- AF 694: Departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 13:50 – Arrival in Minneapolis-St. Paul at 16:05
- AF 697: Departure from Minneapolis-St. Paul at 20:00 – Arrival at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 11:25

To and from Kuala Lumpur (local time)

- AF 246: Departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 19:40 – Arrival at Kuala Lumpur at 13:50
- AF 241: Departure from Kuala Lumpur at 23:15 – Arrival at Paris-Charles de Gaulle at 06:10

Information and bookings online at www.airfrance.com, by phone at 36 54 (

Al-Patih

agaknya ni lah deal tak ada kes kapal selam kot

Changa

ex_klia posted on 18-10-2012 10:35 PM
Saya suke naik KLM....last bulan Mei ke Jakarta.Harga kadang2 jauh lebih murah dari AA, Servis tipto ...

Saya selalu dgr ramai yg aman naik klm jikalau ke jakarta katanya biasa dpt tiket murah namun saya tidak aman dgn jakarta, pergi sekali cukup lah. Saya kurang gemar ke tempat bandaran, baik lepak di kl sahaja takat ingin melangut di kota batu.

ifanonline

rakyat france anti-islam...mau pegi ka?

tobby

Air France, tapi guna Boeing ??

Changa

ifanonline posted on 25-10-2012 10:08 AM
rakyat france anti-islam...mau pegi ka?

Kalau anti islam sgt kenapa ummah moslems berduyun duyun menetap di sana sehnggakan some pekan majority nya ummah moslems?

Changa

tobby posted on 25-10-2012 10:19 AM
Air France, tapi guna Boeing ??

Trauma karena mostly pesawat air france yg terhempas adalah airbus? Yg terhempas di atlantic ocean itu pesawat airbus 330 ga silap saya.

tobby

Changa posted on 25-10-2012 10:21 AM
Kalau anti islam sgt kenapa ummah moslems berduyun duyun menetap di sana sehnggakan some pekan maj ...

sesetengah negera kapir lebih aman dari negera islam itu sendiri. cthnya pakistan, ramai ummah dia merempat di negara2 lain.

faraway1

bagus, boleh tukar route ke paris dulu sebelum balik kampung nanti..

airwaves

Changa posted on 25-10-2012 10:21 AM
Kalau anti islam sgt kenapa ummah moslems berduyun duyun menetap di sana sehnggakan some pekan maj ...

Tu la.

Lebai-lebai yg dok kondem Perancis ni kalau di-offer French passport dan burnkan aje Malaysian passport, aku rasa sekejap je dorg accept