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After months of closure, the American borders reopen their doors to Europe and France on Monday, November 8. A moment awaited in particular by the airlines.
It is the big day for tourists and airlines. Monday, November 8 marks the reopening of the American borders. This is good news for tourists, but also for airlines. “For the national airline, the North Atlantic plus Canada, it represents 40% of the long-haul activity of the Air France KLM group”, explains Paul-Luc Monnier. However, air traffic has fallen dramatically since the Covid-19, dropping from 8.8 million to 1.7 million passengers between 2019 and 2020.
To win back its customers, the airlines are working on attractive prices: at Air France, return flights start at 324 euros, with an increase in flights every week. A rise to nearly 90% of conventional flights, against 50% during the epidemic. But in general, the normal resumption of air traffic will not be restored until 2024. Some countries, such as Japan and China, are still closed to tourists.
Among our sources:
Air-France-KLM
Les Echos (paid item)
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