Air France May Play a Part Rescuing Country’s No. 2 Airline

Patrick Whyte

September 6th, 2019 at 9:00 AM EDT

Photo Credit: An Aigle Azur Airbus A330-200. The airline has entered bankruptcy proceedings. Flickr / ERIC SALARD

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Slots are a valuable commodity, especially at busy airports like Orly. Aigle Azur's demise offers Air France an opportunity to increase its presence at Paris' second largest airport, but other airlines will likely be interested as well.

Air France is considering buying parts of Aigle Azur, France’s second largest carrier, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. “We’re looking at it, it’s a very complex situation,” Air France CEO Anne Rigail said on Thursday at the World Aviation Festival in London. Air France’s interest is likely to revolve around slots at Paris’s second largest airport Orly. Aigle Azur has canceled all flights from Saturday, September 7. The airline had 11 aircraft, around

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