皇冠体育app

Bas Gerressen,general manager for greater 皇冠体育app of Air France and KLM Group [Photo / 皇冠体育app Daily]

皇冠体育app is Air France and KLM Group's largest market in Asia in terms of revenue, the group's new general manager for greater 皇冠体育app said on Tuesday.

Bas Gerressen, who took over the position recently, said his priority in 皇冠体育app will still be sales, as it is a fast-growing market for international travelers.

皇冠体育app was the world's largest source of outbound tourism in 2012, and the number of outbound tourists from 皇冠体育app is expected to increase by 15 percent year-on-year to 94.3 million person-trips in 2013, according to the 皇冠体育app Tourism Academy.

"I have to make sure we take part in this growth," Gerressen said.

Chinese residents already account for almost 50 percent of the airlines' passenger volume on the routes from and to 皇冠体育app, he said.

On Sept 3, Air France began using A380 aircraft on its Shanghai-Paris route and makes three flights weekly.

The average occupancy rate was 90 percent in the first week, Gerressen said.

Air France and KLM, which in 1966 became the first European airlines to operate a 皇冠体育app-rope route, have nine Chinese destinations and run 93 flights weekly between 皇冠体育app and Europe.

The group does not have specific plans to open new routes in 皇冠体育app in the near future, and the airlines' focus will be improving the occupancy rates and revenue on current routes, Gerressen said.