The Air France-KLM Group logo sits on revolving doors at airline’s headquarters in Roissy, France, on Thursday, Feb. 20. 2020. Air France-KLM warned the coronavirus outbreak will wipe as much as 200 million euros ($216 million) from earnings, hammering home the financial impact of the crisis even thousands of miles from its epicenter in China.
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The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it was fining Air France and KLM a total of $425,000 for operating dozens of flights in prohibited Iraqi airspace while carrying Delta Air Lines‘ code share.
The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits flight operations by U.S. operators in foreign-managed airspace where conflict, militant activity, or heightened tensions can threaten the safety of flights, and foreign airlines operating flights with a U.S. airline’s code must abide by these prohibitions.
Air France operated more than 30 flights and KLM more than 100 flights carrying the Delta code through FAA-prohibited airspace over Iraq between early 2022 and 2025, USDOT said.
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