Air France-KLM CEO blasts main Paris airport over jet parking shortage
PARIS - Air France-KLM's CEO has urged Aeroports de Paris to improve the French capital's Charles de Gaulle airport, saying a shortage of jetways has created a daily struggle for aircraft parking spaces and higher operating costs.
Smith has no regrets over the government's decision to axe Terminal 4, citing a costly 15-year transition and the lack of a direct link to a proposed new rail line to the capital."We're not talking about new capacity. We're talking about improving what's already there. It's really important for us."Smith reeled off a list of other perceived faults including the long distance to maintenance hangars, tying up planes for hours in extra towing times.
French network Air France operates a hub at CDG's Terminal 2 and makes up 55% of ADP's traffic. A company-commissioned study said on Wednesday that it contributes 3.2% of regional GDP.) in the 1970s, hubs let airlines offer more connections, which draw in more traffic. To prosper, they depend on streamlined connections.
Charles de Gaulle - which turned 50 this year - is the EU's largest airport with 67 million passengers in 2023.
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