Air France KLM cuts winter schedule to 3.4 pct

Reuters):  Air France KLM has reduced its expectations for flights for this winter to 3.4 percent, citing an uncertain economic context.

“In an uncertain economic context, driven by reduced economic growth and high fuel prices, the Air France/KLM group has reduced its growth ambition for winter 2011-12 schedule to 3.4 percent,” the airline said in a statement.

In terms of Available Seat Kilometres (ASK), capacity for Air France alone is increasing by 5.2 percent against the previous winter, it said.