News / Losing interest in freight? No, says Air France-KLM, we are investing in it

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Air France-KLM Cargo said a decision to report cargo and passenger results as one figure was not emblematic of the carrier losing interest in air freight.

Speaking to The Loadstar at Air Cargo Europe in Munich this week, AF-KLM Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer said freight remained very important, but the carrier had been operating an “arbitrary” system that hindered cargo development.

“We operated under a system where cargo was charged for all services providing bellyhold capacity, even in non-sellable destinations,” he said. “To other carriers – ...