Air France KLM said on Tuesday that weak demand for leisure travel to Egypt and Jordan since the October 2023 crisis in Israel and Gaza had forced the group to redeploy a big portion of that capacity to North Africa. Global air demand suffersGlobal travel demand has weakened since the conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas in October. Despite a challenging start to the year with persistent geopolitical tensions, #AirFranceKLM recorded further revenue growth this quarter, capitalizing on a structurally robust travel demand. “We are cautiously optimistic that Tel Aviv and Beirut will come back to the levels that they were at prior to October. Read: By the numbers: Global air passenger demand soars in March

Source: The North Africa Journal May 04, 2024 16:32 UTC