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Trio bid ‘to stem
and get up the fares that they have been
smashing through the floor,” he said.
The airlines said customers would benefit by
gaining more choice of routes connecting 400
fares blood-bath’
European destinations in North America, as well
as more in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East
and India. Co-operation would cover feeder
routes as well as transatlantic services.
Chris Gray.
In the UK, a combined sales team for all three
THE MERGER of Delta and Air France-KLM’s The joint venture will see Delta and Air carriers will be set up, but a Delta spokeswoman
transatlantic operations is designed to stop the France-KLM co-operating on schedules and said there would be no job cuts. Agents are being
carriers’ fares falling further, a London agent sharing revenue and costs on about 25% of the offered one contract covering all three carriers.
has claimed. transatlantic market. The brands will also be combined and offer
Clive Green, of Clive Green Travel, said the Green said that would inevitably lead to them one check-in desk for the three carriers once Air
transatlantic market had become a “blood-bath”, cutting capacity to reduce choice and stop the France moves from Heathrow Terminal 2 to join
with British Airways Club Class fares normally slide in fares. Delta and KLM in Terminal 4.
costing £4,500 available for £750 because of lack “There is no question that this is designed to Virgin Atlantic, which opposes BA’s plans for
of demand. take the slack out of the situation for the airlines a transatlantic venture with American Airlines,
said it had no objection to the Delta and Air
What the Delta/Air France-KLM joint venture means
France-KLM venture.
Heathrow accounted for 80% of flights
■ Co-operation on schedules, shared revenue and costs between Europe and the US, and BA-AA would
■ 200 daily transatlantic flights operate nearly half of them if the venture
■ 400 destinations in Europe and North America went ahead, which would give them greater
■ UK sales team to be combined dominance than the Delta and Air France-KLM
■ Agents to get one contract covering all three carriers joint venture, said a Virgin spokesman.
■ No change to sales agreements with agents
■ TTG USA Flights Guide, p48
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