Air France-KLM group increases capacity in the Gulf region for summer 2009

The number of flights out of Muscat will increase from 5 to 6 per week and will be operated with a short stop in Abu Dhabi.

In Kuwait the operations will go up from 5 to 7 flights per week, and in Teheran from 4 to 5 flights per week. In Bahrain we will operate 7 flights per week, out of which 3 will be operated via Kuwait instead of Abu Dhabi.

In the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar the summer schedule is equal to 2008 with in total 28 weekly frequencies out of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, 17 weekly flights out of Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah and 5 weekly flights out of Doha.

Abu Dhabi will become a fully non-stop KLM operation with 6 flights per week. "With this increase of capacity in our summer schedule we reinforce our presence in this region and we continue to offer our customers convenient schedules from the whole Gulf region to many destinations in North America, Europe and North Africa. We especially welcome our nonstop flights to Abu Dhabi, which will be attractive to our business travellers," according to Bas Gerressen, Air France KLM Commercial Director for the Gulf region, Iran & Pakistan.

The new Air France KLM ticketing office was officially opened in Dubai last week and is situated at Ground Floor, Al Shoala Complex, Al Maktoum Street.