Air France-KLM CEO blasts Paris airport over jet parking shortage

CEO Ben Smith said a shortage of jetways has created a daily struggle for aircraft parking spaces and higher operating costs. — Reuters

PARIS: Air France-KLM’s CEO has urged Aeroports de Paris (ADP) to improve the French capital’s Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport, saying a shortage of jetways has created a daily struggle for aircraft parking spaces and higher operating costs.

Speaking to reporters to mark the Franco-Dutch airline group’s 20th anniversary, chief executive Ben Smith said that in the morning peak dozens of planes are left without a jetway or “contact” gate, forcing passengers to use buses to reach the terminal.