Air France-KLM report 3rd quarter loss of 505 million euros

For the 3rd quarter Air France KLM reported that revenues were virtually stable at 5.97 billion euros for production measured in equivalent available seat kilometers (EASK) up 2.3%. Unit revenue measured in EASK was down 2.0%, and by 1.8% on a constant currency basis. Operating costs were up 8.9% to 6.17 billion euros mainly due to the impact of the higher fuel bill. Excluding the fuel charge they rose just 0.1%. Unit cost measured in EASK was up 7.9%, but declined by 1.2% on a constant currency and fuel price basis, thanks to the effect of the reinforced