Air France Wants Level Playing Field With Chinese Carriers
- Paris is popular destination for tourists from China
- Air France’s China challenge mirrors threat to other sectors
An Air France-KLM aircraft takes off from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in Toulouse, France.
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Air France wants the French government to limit Chinese airlines’ access to the country, saying they enjoy an unfair advantage because they can fly over Russian airspace closed to many other carriers.
The French arm of Air France-KLM is keen for President Emmanual Macron to introduce taxes or other measures that would create a similar cost base between Air France and Chinese airlines, according to people familiar with the situation.