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PARIS, 2014-10-7 — /Travel PR News/ — On 2 October 2014, Air France announced a codeshare partnership with kulula.com*, South Africa’s largest low-fare airline.
Under this partnership, Air France will add its code to kulula.com’s domestic route network allowing customers to seamlessly connect in South Africa to and from Cape Town, Durban, George and East London and enjoy the benefits of purchasing a single Air France ticket with the convenience of one-stop check-in and baggage transfer.
In addition to the above benefits, in the future, premium Air France customers will have access to the award winning SLOW lounges conveniently situated in the domestic terminals at OR Tambo Interna-tional (Johannesburg), Cape Town International and Durban International airports.
Air France and kulula.com further confirmed that discussions were underway to include the Flying Blue Frequent Flyer Programme which would allow members of the programme to accrue and redeem miles on the code share flights.
Erik Venter, Comair’s Chief Executive Officer says “We are delighted to be adding Air France as a key airline partner and will continue to work with them to explore opportunities to expand on our part-nership. We look forward to welcoming their customers on board our flights”.
“We are confident that our customers will benefit from the partnership, providing them with more convenient booking and travel options within South Africa. We are excited to be working with kulula.com and look forward to further expanding our relationship,” said Frank Legre, Senior Vice President Africa at Air France-KLM.
This is for kulula.com the second codeshare partnership with a SkyTeam Alliance member following the successful implementation of the codeshare agreement signed with Kenya Airways earlier this year.
Bookings will open for sale at a later date, pending the South African Department of Transport’s regulatory approval.
*kulula.com is operated by Comair Limited
ABOUT KULULA.COM:
kulula (from the Zulu word meaning ‘easily’) is SA’s largest privately-owned low-fare airline, and is operated by Comair Limited. This adventurous brand, which celebrated its 13th birthday this year, has since inception revolutionized air travel in South Africa by making flying much easier and more affordable to customers. kulula is proud to be the only private sector low-fare airline in South Africa that is IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) compliant, the global safety benchmark that ensures that a high standard of safety is upheld. kulula has been rolling out its Boeing 737-800 (189 seats) fleet upgrade plan since 2010 and operates more than 400 flights a week across 14 domestic routes.
For more information about kulula and its various offerings, including how to become a fan, affordable holiday packages, the kulula mobi site and online check-in service, visit www.kulula.com. Become a kulula fan at www.facebook.com/iflykulula or follow us on twitter (http://twitter.com/kulula)
ABOUT AIR FRANCE:
Air France, with its regional subsidiary HOP!, operates 1,500 daily flights in France, Europe and world-wide. Its fleet comprises 350 aircraft in operation. Since 2004, Air France and KLM have formed a major player in the air transport industry. The two airlines operate the leading long-haul network on departure from Europe. In 2013, Air France and KLM carried 77.3 million passengers. The two airlines currently offer their customers access to a network covering 231 destinations in 103 countries from their hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol. Their Flying Blue frequent flyer programme is leader in Europe and has over 24.5 million members. Air France and KLM and their partners Delta and Alitalia operate the biggest trans-Atlantic joint-venture with over 250 daily flights. Air France and KLM are members of the SkyTeam alliance which has 20 member airlines, offering customers access to a global network of 16,323 daily flights to 1,052 destinations in 177 countries.