Air France-KLM said on Thursday it would postpone until as late as October 1 a plan to add a $28 (€26) roundtrip surcharge on corporate travel sales agencies that don’t use a data exchange method it prefers.
The Franco-Dutch group was backpedaling from a more aggressive launch plan. Last month, the airline group said it would add a surcharge to corporate bookings by May 1. France’s business travel employers’ association protested, Preferente reported.
Air France-KLM said on Thursday it would continue to pursue a carrot-and-stick approach to business travel agencies, using a mix of fees and exclusive content to encourage more agencies to adopt the newer methods. It said that more than 20 percent of its plane…