Air France and cruise line Ponant sign new commercial and marketing partnership to strengthen their cooperation on the French market

PARIS, 2014-12-11 — /Travel PR News/ — On 10 December 2014, the cruise line Ponant and the airline Air France signed a new commercial and marketing partnership to strengthen their cooperation on the French market. This agreement will offer customers of both French companies a high quality of service throughout their trip, during their flight and their cruise.

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With this agreement, Air France becomes Ponant’s non-exclusive preferred airline partner. This partnership will improve customers’ travel experience, by offering a consistent and controlled quality of service, as well as by attracting and retaining a particularly demanding clientele, while developing synergies between the two companies.

On the occasion of the signing of the new agreement, Patrick Alexandre, EVP Commercial Passenger Business at Air France-KLM said “Ponant and Air France share very strong values, all geared towards exceptional service offered to customers. With this partnership, we want to offer “designer” travel in the sky and on the sea”.

Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée, Chairman of Ponant added: “I am happy and proud to be signing this new partnership with Air France today, and to be promoting French excellence in the sky, on land and at sea.”

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