Air France/KLM report 3rd quarter operating loss of EUR 245 million

Air France-KLM Group recorded a 3rd quarter operating loss of 245 million euros (243 million euros in 2008) despite a 16% drop in revenues to 5.2 billion euros. In contrast to previous quarters, the negative impact of the pre-2009 fuel hedges was small, at 34 million euros. The net loss, group share, amounted to 295 million euros, a significant improvement on the loss of 508 million euros recorded a year earlier.