Air France-KLM lost 7.1 billion euros last year, an "unprecedented" shock caused by the Covid-19 which has severely affected the air transport sector

Air France-KLM lost 7.1 billion euros last year, an "unprecedented" shock caused by the Covid-19 which has severely affected the air transport sector and deprived the Franco-Dutch group of both third of its customers.

The turnover collapsed by 59% compared to 2019, to 11.1 billion euros, the group said in a press release on Thursday, warning that the first quarter of 2021 would be "difficult" and that visibility of a recovery remained "limited", even if he expects a resurgence of traffic in the second and third quarter thanks to vaccines.

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