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Air France steps up the pace in Toulouse

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29-Mar-2012 On Sunday 1st April, Air France will be launching 14 new destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean on departure from Toulouse as part of its commercial offensive in the French regions.

In total, there will be more than 430 weekly flights to 28 destinations on offer to and from Toulouse, representing increased capacity of 20%.

In the long-term, thanks to this increase in capacity in Toulouse, Air France expects an additional 630,000 passengers per year.

14 new destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean

Air France is launching 10 new non-stop routes to Europe on departure from Toulouse: Athens, Berlin, Hamburg, Malaga, Malta, Naples, Prague, Seville, Venice and Vienna. In the Mediterranean, Air France will be launching non-stop flights to Casablanca, Istanbul, Marrakech and Tunis. These routes are in addition to the destinations already on offer on departure from Toulouse to Amsterdam, Milan and Rome.

In Metropolitan France, the reorganization of the network will enable Air France to increase seat capacity to all the main French cities as well as to Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly.

By organizing its network in a different way, by optimizing the use of its aircraft and by improving staff productivity, Air France is significantly reducing costs, whilst preserving all the products and services which are its hallmark on the market. In the long-term, 350 voluntary flight deck and cabin crew will be based in Toulouse.

On all its flights, passengers will benefit from free Air France services that they have come to appreciate, such as free checked baggage, a choice of newspapers at the boarding gate, a free snack and a choice of seat.

A commercial offensive with very attractive fares

With the launch of its first flights on departure from Toulouse on 1 April and from Nice on 3 April, Air France is rounding off its commercial offensive in the French regions that it has been developing since October 2011 on departure from Marseille. 500,000 passengers have already enjoyed these new services offering very attractive fares.

From its three regional bases in Marseille, Toulouse and Nice, Air France will be operating over 1,300 weekly flights this summer to France, Europe and the Mediterranean. With these bases, Air France's aim is to carry 2 million additional passengers per year.

New Air France services at Toulouse-Blagnac

In line with this development and to continue to offer its customers optimum service, the check-in of Air France flights are transferred to Hall C at Toulouse-Blagnac airport.

Here customers will benefit from a new ticket office as well as a self-service sales area, new self-service kiosks enabling customers to check in and print their baggage tags, a new area for unaccompanied minors and the introduction of SkyPriority access from check-in for Premium passengers.