More options to fly with Air France-Delta by Nina Gotzmannova

Traveling is something that brings to people both excitement and troubles. Excitement comes from exploring new countries, meeting old friends and knowing new, visiting interesting places and more. But the single idea of travel is difficult. The tickets, long queues at the airport or in the train station, delays, and uncomfortable seats, all that means trouble. Airplanes and airports are most difficult, because people use them for longer journeys and expect comfort, safety and pleasure. And something like that wants Air France and Delta provide to all passengers. The two airlines decided to join together and provide more non-stop trans-Atlantic flights. First flights which will try this new cooperation will come from Atlanta, New York's JFK, Cincinnati and Salt Lake City to all cities that have Air France service. That means nineteen flights and 4,500 satisfied customers daily, who don't have to run to catch another flight or spend several hours on a strange airport waiting for their connection flight. In 2010 this venture should be fully operated at all Delta and Air France destinations all over Europe, the Mediterranean and North America. Travelers will have an option for a non-stop flight even from Los Angeles to Tahiti. Very attractive for Delta is that Air France has landing slots in Heathrow. That allows American tourists to fly straight there from Atlanta, JFK or Los Angeles. This venture will bring the airlines more money; they expect they can make $ 8 billion a year by providing these flights. But the revenue will come after several years, in the first year they can make up to $ 1.5 billion a year. The airlines will also share profits. Both air travel providers say that all this will not affect the cost of fares.

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by Nina Gotzmannova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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