AccorHotels Considers Buying Stake in Air France-KLM

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If AccorHotels actually does invest in Air France-KLM that certainly would bring the company that much closer to being the full-service travel services company/brand that its CEO Sebastien Bazin has said he wants it to become.

AccorHotels is considering buying a minority stake in Air France-KLM, the hotel company confirmed Sunday. “AccorHotels confirms having resumed its reflections on the matter, being at very early stage of assessing the feasibility and potential terms and conditions which will be discussed with Air France-KLM in due time,” the company said in a statement. French newspaper Les Echos reported that the French government is contemplating selling its 1

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