Interview with Air France-KLM about the new Paris-Quito de Joon route

We interviewed in Quito Rob Westerman General Manager for the PaíAir France-KLM Andean Seses about the new route Paris-Quito de Joon.

After 25 años, Air France returns to Ecuador in the form of its subsidiary Joon, an aerosolínea with a different vibe and concept of flying, but with the más violas isáshare del Grupo.

within this framework, we were able to interview Rob Westerman, who will tell usá details about the airínea, operationón, expectations and much moreás about this new route.

The interview

This interview was conductedó in english-español, I appreciate the excellent dispositionóRob's n to be able to do it. You can use the optionón belowíresult autoáYouTube guys in this vídeo.

You can see the full interview by following this link. https://youtu.be/hrsoAhmjB04 oh weékeeping him goingón:

Key points

• The 14 May 2019 seasonal flights between Paris and Quito begin with 3 weekly frequencies on Tuesdays, thursday and sábadass.
• Flights operateán on the planes Airbus A340-300.
• the airínea hopes that the flight will become regular throughout the year.ño himselfún the ésuccess of initial flights.
• For the flight to operate throughout the yearñO, mainly the corporate market, must be developed from Quito to Paris, as well as the tourist segment.
• Joon maintains full Air France service, but that allows you to experience a different service with service, WiFi, byífilms and documentaries.
• another characteríJoon's signature is the informality of his crew members dressed in sneakers., jeans and t-shirt, what an atm providesódifferent sphere más casual.
• Joon targets a segment of entrepreneurs, but without leaving behindáIt's the essence of Air France.
• It was usedó Joon on the Air France brand for options, alternatives and tests that the first offers with greater flexibility.
• Joon is not an aerolínea low cost, This is identified since the avión does not have a high density of tourist seats más the food and service.
• Rates will remainán one isándar to Air France and KLM prices.
• At the moment there is no specific allianceífica with no aerosolíecuadorian nea, but it isá analyzing future alliances cóI say shared for destinations más allá Quito.
• The challengeíor initial of the route is to achieve a average occupancyón of the 80%.
• After 25 añAir France returns to Ecuador in the form of joon.
• This flight is expected to achieve profitability during the first flying season.
• Both KLM and Air France remain very strong in the region.ón.
• The group growsólily in Costa Rica, Panamá and Columbia, keeping 6 weekly flights to Caracas.

¿Whoén is Rob Westerman?

Rob M.C Westerman es Mástar and Psicologífor companies and organizations, spaghettién studyó Guestón Commercial and Líneas aécommercial areas in the Nijenrode University in the Paílow ses, Guestón Commercial and Líneas aéHEC commercial areas in París and Gestión Commercial and Líneas aécommercial areas in  American Management Association en Chicago.

Homeó his career at KLM in the añO 1985 at ácommercial area for the Paílow ses. From the 2004, dealó various positions in ÁEast and West Africa for the KLM group – Air France. From the 1 august 2018 was appointed General Manager of Air France-KLM for the regionón of the PaíAndean ses, Américh Central and Dutch Antilles. Based in Bogotáá, Colombia, prior to his current appointment He was General Manager of the Digital Services Unit of Air France – KLM.