Alsatian From France, joined May 2005, 225 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 5288 times:
Hello,
AirFrance CEO Alexandre de Juniac was in Brazil yesterday and announced some news :
- AF-KLM flights to Brazil are allways full on each class
- AF to launch Brasilia service in 2014 ( nothing about frequencies or aircraft type )
- AF to introduce A380 on Guarulhos route ( if airport can handle it ) in 2014
- AF wants to boost its partnership with GOL
migair54 From Spain, joined Jun 2007, 1276 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (7 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 5211 times:
Brazil is a great market, I´m always saying that IB-BA should invest and grow a lot of more in this market with MAD as a hub, I really hope as soon as they start getting the A330 they will open some new stations. I´m sure they can do well in the place.
I´m not sure if GRU will be ready for the plane but i´m sure they are not the only ones willing to operate there, i´m sure EK will do sooner or later, but here not long ago I read that they are planning or willing to add a second daily flight, so that willl kill the A380.
FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7312 posts, RR: 61 Reply 2, posted (7 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 5092 times:
Not mentionned in the article but GIG should also get the A380 and probably even before GRU.
Brasilia should be 5 x Weekly A332, as with the use if the A380, GIG will then be served only 1 x Daily, the current second daily flight (A332) beeing transfered to KLM.
neo777 From France, joined May 2007, 16 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (7 months 7 hours ago) and read 2270 times:
This is a really good news to see an AF A380 in GRU.
I just hope the airport will be able to handle all the passengers for the arrival and also the departure. Today it is a very big mess during rush hours time. (Morning arrivals and afternoon/evening departure)
I am also sure we should have other A380 coming there for the World cup like LH and maybe BA from Europe and EK for sure too…
AF086 From France, joined Jan 2007, 1032 posts, RR: 10 Reply 5, posted (7 months 7 hours ago) and read 2254 times:
Quoting FlySSC (Reply 2): GIG will then be served only 1 x Daily, the current second daily flight (A332) beeing transfered to KLM.
FlySSC, do you mean that KLM will operate GIG 2x daily? KL already operates GIG 4x weekly (will shift to 5x next march). I don't know if the bilateral would allow this (don't know if the Brazil-UE openskies is in effect).
That could offset losing AF444/5. The only loss would be 28C weekly seats but that is compensated by the offering of First Class service that AF doesn't have at GIG.
Comparing to the MAR13 numbers (707J / 317W / 5046Y) seems an increase in all classes. Which is good. I wonder if KL has enough 77W to operate AMS-GIG daily though.
lightsaber From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 10649 posts, RR: 100 Reply 13, posted (7 months 4 hours ago) and read 1686 times:
Quoting Alsatian (Thread starter): AF to introduce A380 on Guarulhos route ( if airport can handle it ) in 2014
I'm not surprised. It will be 100% up to the airport.
Quoting migair54 (Reply 1): I read that they are planning or willing to add a second daily flight, so that willl kill the A380.
When? EK has an aircraft shortage right now and in particular they are short of A380s. e.g., LAX was dropped to 1X/day to free up a 777 for expansion. With new higher MTOW 77Ws arriving, more 77Ls will be freed up for destinations such as GRU.
But next year (2013), EK will start to receive the first higher MTOW A380s with the 'wing twist.' They will also receive an engine PIP soon (when? I've totally lost the ball of the implementation of the GP7200 PIP). This will finally give EK an A380 with good range for GRU, LAX, SFO, IAH, and any new ULH destinations that are ready for the up-gauge.
I think GRU will go 2X day while LAX, with its poorer revenue distribution, will probably go A380 (more important to cut the CASM vs. grow the revenue).
airbazar From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 6869 posts, RR: 7 Reply 15, posted (7 months 3 hours ago) and read 1607 times:
Quoting Alsatian (Thread starter): - AF to launch Brasilia service in 2014 ( nothing about frequencies or aircraft type )
- AF to introduce A380 on Guarulhos route ( if airport can handle it ) in 2014
2014 is a long way away for an airline in such poor financial condition. Also worth mentioning is that 2014 is the year that the World Cup is being hosted in Brazil. When the time comes it will be interesting to see whether this will be just a temporary increase for the WC, or permanent.
Alsatian From France, joined May 2005, 225 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (7 months 2 hours ago) and read 1460 times:
Quoting airbazar (Reply 15): 2014 is a long way away for an airline
You are right but we also can see it differently. It is possible that AF has already decided to launch BSB ( and upgrade GRU ) but has choosen to wait the world cup in order to increase the chance of the launch' success.
LipeGIG From Brazil, joined May 2005, 11200 posts, RR: 61 Reply 17, posted (6 months 4 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 1143 times:
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Quoting FlySSC (Reply 2): Not mentionned in the article but GIG should also get the A380 and probably even before GRU.
I do expect CDG-GIG to become A380 by 2013 during Confederations Cup or later by W13/14
It is a very strong route for AF with no doubt.
I would expect both daylights to GIG and GRU to become A380. During the World Cup, for sure will be easy to expect 2x A380 service to both GIG and GRU.
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AF185 From Hong Kong, joined Sep 2012, 117 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 1043 times:
Quoting FlySSC (Reply 3): In addition to BSB, A. De Juniac revealed that AF will probably open also a nonstop Paris CDG-Recife & Paris CDG-Salvador de Bahia
Now that would be a significant network development in Brazil, which I guess would be sustainable with an even stronger cooperation with GOL for connections.
If it was to happen, wouldn't Brazil become the biggest P2P long haul market for AF, after the USA?
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