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Q3 2025 - AFKLM Results Press Release


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THIRD QUARTER 2025

November 6, 2025

Stable operating result at €1.2 billion
with operating margin at 13.1%
  • Group revenues up 2.6% year-on-year to €9.2bn, driven by Passenger network, Transavia and Maintenance.
  • Unit revenue at constant currency down -0.5% due to Cargo and Transavia, while group capacity went up by 5.1% and fuel price after hedging decreased by 8.9%. Solidarity tax on tickets (“TSBA”) and Schiphol tariff impacting unit revenue significantly.
  • Unit cost increase is moderating to +1.3%, coming down as expected, despite increase in Air Traffic Control and airport charges (Schiphol tariff +41%) and limited by productivity gains.
  • Operating result improvement, up €23m compared to Q3 2024, which was impacted by the Olympic Games, to €1,203m.
  • Strong cash flow performance: recurring adjusted operating free cash flow positive at for the first 9 months, up year-on-year.
  • Leverage (Net debt/Current EBITDA ratio) at 1.6x.
  • Solid cash at hand of at end September 2025.
  • Fleet renewal accelerating, up 8 points year-on-year, with 32% share of next generation aircraft.

FY 2025 outlook reconfirmed

For 2025 the Group expects:

  • Capacity up by 4-5% compared to 2024.
  • Unit cost to increase by a low single digit compared to 2024.
  • Net capital expenditures between and
  • Leverage between 1.5x and 2.0x.

Commenting on the results, Mr. Benjamin Smith, Group CEO, said:

“During the third quarter, Air France–KLM once again demonstrated its resilience in a challenging environment. We maintained solid revenue growth and a stable operating margin, while cash generation remained strong over the first nine months - confirming the benefits of our continued focus on execution. Premium cabins performed exceptionally well across both Air France and KLM, further reinforcing our confidence in our premiumization strategy. Our fleet renewal continued to progress, with one-third of our aircraft now next-generation, quieter, and more fuel-efficient - a key milestone advancing both our sustainability ambitions and our customer experience. This progress is amplified by the rollout of free high-speed Wi-Fi at Air France, a true game changer for our customers. We expect 30% of the Air France fleet to be equipped by the end of 2025. Finally, we continued to broaden our global reach with new routes and strategic partnerships, further strengthening the Group's network and competitive positioning”.

Q3 Group unit revenue broadly stable at constant currency and limited increase in unit cost

Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change change
constant currency
2025 change change
constant currency
Group Passengers (thousands) 29,171 +4.7% 78,239 +5.1%
Group Capacity (ASK m) 92,265 +5.1% 252,559 +4.4%
Group Traffic (RPK m) 81,908 +4.5% 221,257 +4.1%
Group Passenger load factor 88.8% 87.6%


Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change change
constant currency
2025 change change
constant currency
Revenues (€m) 9,213 +2.6% +4.8% 24,822 +5.3% +6.1%
Operating result (€m) 1,203 +23 +35 1,611 +407 +441
Operating margin (%) 13.1% 6.5%
Net income (€m) 768 -56 1,168 +658
Group unit revenue per ASK (€cts) 9.10 -2.4% -0.5% 8.84 +0.6% +1.5%
Group unit cost per ASK (€cts)1 7.67 +1.3% 8.10 +2.0%

1) at constant fuel, constant currency and excluding ETS

30 September 2025 30 September 2024
Operating Free cash flow (€m) 1,474 28
Adj. recurring operating free cash flow* (€m) 715 23

*IFRS Operating free cash flow corrected from the repayment of deferred social charges, pensions contributions and wage taxes granted during the Covid period and payment of lease debt and interests paid and received

30 September 2025 31 Dec 2024
Net Debt (€m) 7,787 7,332
Current EBITDA trailing 12 months (€m) 4,905 4,244
Net Debt/Current EBITDA ratio 1.6x 1.7x

Operating result improvement driven by fuel price evolution

In the third quarter of 2025, Air France-KLM welcomed 29.2 million passengers which is 4.7% above last year. As capacity increased by 5.1% and traffic by 4.5%, the load factor decreased slightly from 89.3% to 88.8%.

The Group unit revenue per ASK was down -0.5% year-on-year at constant currency, due to a reduction in Cargo unit revenues (-5.1% at constant currency) and Transavia unit revenues (-2.8%). Passenger network showed a positive unit revenue development of +0.5% driven by premium cabins and long haul.

Passenger yields increased year on year for all long-haul areas while the load factor decreased for all long-haul areas except Caribbean and Indian Ocean (stable).

The operating result rose €23 million year-on-year to €1,203 million, with a stable margin of 13.1%. This operating result improvement was supported by a €107 million decrease in fuel price, partly offset by a 0.5% decline in unit revenues and a limited, as expected, increase of 1.3% in unit costs.

Q3 unit cost1 was up 1.3% as a consequence of the below elements:

  • +0.1% cost representing the net result of:
    • +0.6% from labour price
    • -1.3% from productivity benefits
    • +0.8% from operations
  • +0.6% due to an increase in Air Traffic Charges and Airport Charges, especially due to the 41% tariff increase at Schiphol
  • +0.6% due to premiumization of the cabin driving unit revenue gains

Cash

For the first nine months of the year, the Group reported a positive operating free cash flow of €1,474 million, driven by a strong EBITDA (+€661m year on year) and by a positive working capital movement of €402 million, although impacted by the payment of deferrals inherited from the pandemic which amounted to €369 million. Net capex amounted to €2,567 million. Recurring adjusted operating free cash flow2 reached €715 million, an increase of €692 million year-on-year which was almost fully driven by the EBITDA improvement.

Net debt increased to €7.8 billion, up €455 million. The increase is mainly explained by the deferrals from the pandemic impacting the positive operating free cash flow of €1.5 billion. The new and modified lease debt amounted to €1.7 billion which was driven by fleet renewal and extension of current leases to cover delivery delays.

The leverage ratio stood at 1.6x, in line with the Group's ambition of 1.5x to 2.0x.

At the end of September 2025, cash at hand stood at €9.5 billion, above the targeted range of €6–8 billion and slightly higher than at year-end 2024.


During the first nine months of 2025, the following financial transactions took place:

  • The redemption in January of the remaining €515.2 million principal amount of the €750 million 1.875% notes due 16 January 2025 (ISIN: FR0014477254). The redemption, via the Group's own liquidity, underscores the robustness of its financial position.
  • The successfully priced issuance in May of €500 million hybrid bonds (3.5x oversubscribed), at an annual fixed coupon of 5.75% (yield at 5.875%) until the first reset date. The Hybrid Bonds, undated and deeply subordinated, were rated BB by Fitch and B+ by S&P and do qualify for 50% equity credit with both rating agencies.
  • In July Air France-KLM fully redeemed the perpetual bonds issued in July 2022 for an amount of €500 million. These bonds were issued by an operating affiliate of Air France, that owns a pool of spare engines dedicated to the airline's Engineering and Maintenance activities and was fully subscribed by Apollo affiliated entities.
  • In August AF-KLM successfully placed a €500 million senior unsecured notes under its EMTN (Euro Medium Term Notes) Programme. The maturity of the notes is 5 years, and the notes carry a fixed annual coupon of 3.75% (yield at 3.866%) and lowest credit spread for a bond issued by AF-KLM.

Above transactions enable the Group to simplify its balance sheet and optimize its cost of financing while maintaining financial flexibility. The Group's strategy is to reduce the stock of subordinated instruments on its balance sheet. On October 15, the Group announced that it has decided to exercise its option to redeem all of the outstanding hybrid convertible bonds from the First Hard Call Date at a price per HC Bond equal to par (€100,000), in total €305 million plus accrued interest of €1,625 (the“Redemption price”) per HC bond, which shall be payable on Monday 24 November 2025. This redemption will be fully done via our own cash.

FY 2025 outlook reconfirmed

The Group expects

  • Capacity in Available Seat Kilometers for Air France-KLM Group including Transavia to increase by 4 to 5% in 2025 compared to 2024
  • Unit cost 3 to increase by a low single digit compared to 2024
  • Net capital expenditures between 3.2 and 3.4 billion euros
  • Leverage ratio (net debt/Current EBITDA ratio) between 1.5x and 2.0x

Sustainability

Sustainability is a collective responsibility, and Air France- KLM is committed to play its role. The Group supports the adoption of ambitious environmental targets, advocating for an industry- wide transformation that ensures a global level playing field.

Air France-KLM has become the first airline group to cooperate with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in supporting the development of the upcoming EU Flight Emissions Label (FEL) - a key initiative designed to provide passengers with more information on the environmental footprint of their flights.

Endorsed by the European Commission, this cooperation aims to equip consumers with standardized, reliable data on CO2 emissions and energy efficiency for flights within Europe. The goal is to enable clients to make informed decisions when booking air travel. As part of this partnership, Air France-KLM will actively contribute by testing and providing feedback on EASA's FEL portal, as well as on the technical and methodological design of the label, drawing on its operational expertise to help shape the future label. The Group's participation underlines its commitment to working with regulators and industry partners to drive forward collective climate action in aviation.

Fleet Renewal

On August 25, 2025, Air France received its 46th Airbus A220-300 in Paris, delivered from Airbus' Mirabel site in Canada. This ferry flight marked a first: the aircraft was delivered with a blend containing 50% SAF - an alternative to conventional fossil based aviation fuel - certified directly by Airbus. This milestone reflects the Air France-KLM Group's commitment to accelerating the decarbonization of air transport.

Fleet renewal is a cornerstone of the Group's Transition Plan. With fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduced by 20% per seat-kilometer compared with previous-generation aircraft, the Airbus A220 embodies this ambition.

In 2025 the Group took delivery of 38 new-generation aircraft across all its airlines. In the third quarter 1 A350, 2 B787-10, 6 A320/321neo family, 3 A220 and 2 E195-E2 were delivered.

These major investments – totaling more than €2 billion per year – are contributing to a fleet that could be composed of up to 80% new-generation aircraft by 2030.

At the end of September 2025, 32% of the Group's fleet consisted of new-generation aircraft.

30 September 2025 30 September 2024 Change
New generation fleet4 32% 24% +8pt

Post quarter events

Air France-KLM announced on the 23rd of October that it has completed the acquisition of a 2.3% stake in Canadian carrier WestJet. This transaction was initially announced on May 9th, 2025.

Air France-KLM purchased that stake from its joint venture partner Delta Air Lines, which had taken a 15% minority stake in WestJet, as part of a previously announced separate transaction also involving Korean Air's purchase of a 10% interest. That transaction closed on October 22nd, 2025. Air France-KLM further reinforces its commercial cooperation with the Canadian carrier and strengthens its footprint in the North American market.

WestJet, Canada's second largest airline and the leading carrier in Western Canada, has been a partner of Air France-KLM since 2009 through codeshare- and loyalty program agreements. The airline ranks as Air France-KLM's sixth largest partner in terms of enabled revenues. The partnership continues to strengthen as WestJet expands its long-haul network between Canada and Europe, offering more than 100 destinations that complement Air France-KLM's network of over 300 destinations worldwide.

Business review

Network result

Network
Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change change
constant currency
2025 change change
constant currency
Traffic revenues (€m) 7,139 +1.3% 19,574 +4.1%
Pax traffic revenue 6,686 +1.7 % 18,127 +4.0 %
Cargo traffic revenue 453 -3.8 % 1,447 +5.3 %
Total revenues (€m) 7,400 +0.7% 20,379 +3.7%
Salaries and related costs (€m) -1,760 +2.2% -5,191 +3.8%
Aircraft fuel, excl. ETS (€m) -1,437 -12.3% -4,270 -10.2%
Other operating expenses (€m) -2,715 +6.4% -7,915 +7.4%
Depreciation & Amortization (€m) -598 +11.4% -1,639 +6.8%
Operating result (€m) 889 -10 +8 1,363 +374 +416
Operating margin (%) 12.0% -0.2 pt 6.7% +1.7 pt

Compared to the third quarter of 2024, total revenues increased by +0.7% to €7,400 million. The operating result reached €889 million, up €8 million year-on-year at constant currency, mainly driven by a fuel price reduction.

The operating margin amounted to 12.0%, a decrease of -0.2 points compared to the third quarter of 2024.

Slight growth in unit revenues despite soft trading environment

Passenger network
Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change change
constant currency
2025 change change
constant currency
Passengers (thousands) 20,913 +2.0% 57,902 +2.9%
Capacity (ASK m) 75,962 +3.4% 212,383 +2.9%
Traffic (RPK m) 67,445 +2.9% 185,712 +2.7%
Load factor 88.8% 87.4%
Total passenger revenues (€m) 6,851 +1.0% +3.1% 18,629 +3.7% +4.6%
Traffic passenger revenues (€m) 6,686 +1.7% +3.9% 18,127 +4.0% +4.9%
Unit revenue per ASK (€ cts) 8.80 -1.7% +0.5% 8.53 +1.0% +1.9%

During the third quarter of 2025, capacity in Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) was 3.4% higher than last year. Traffic growth (+2.9%) has led to a slightly lower load factor of 88.8%. Yield at constant currency showed an increase of 0.9%, leading to a unit revenue increase of 0.5% year-on-year at constant currency. The yield increase was fully driven by strong performance of premium cabins, La Premiere and business class, and by the premium economy cabin. Yield in the economy class was negative.

During the third quarter we observed the following trends in:

North Atlantic

Unit revenue was broadly stable despite a 4.8% capacity increase. The performance was strong in premium cabins with positive yields while economy cabin yield remained under pressure

Latin America

Unit revenue grew on the back of strong yields (+2.8%), while load factor was stable at 91% and capacity increased by 9.2%. The balance between industry supply and demand remained favorable across the quarter.

Asia & Middle East

Continued strong performance on Japan, Korea & South-East Asia, as well as Middle East where unit revenue was up 6%. Load factor was broadly stable at 90% and capacity showed an increase of almost 2%.

Caribbean & Indian Ocean

Capacity was stable during the quarter enabling Air France and KLM to grow their yields which drove an increase in unit revenue of around 4%. Load factor remained stable at 88%.

Africa
Capacity (+1.5%) and yields (+1.4%) were slightly up year-on-year while load factor slightly decreased to 88%, leading to broadly stable unit revenue development.

Short and Medium-haul

Overall, capacity rose 1.5%, with a broadly stable load factor at 86% and with yields remaining flat.

Cargo: Q3 unit revenues under pressure

Cargo business
Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change change
constant currency
2025 change change
constant currency
Tons (thousands) 224 -1.1% 666 +0.9%
Capacity (ATK m) 3,858 +4.0% 10,935 +1.9%
Traffic (RTK m) 1,683 -0.3% 5,024 +1.7%
Load factor 43.6% 45.9%
Total Cargo revenues (€m) 540 -3.7% -0.8% 1,728 +3.5% +4.7%
Traffic Cargo revenues (€m) 453 -3.8% -0.9% 1,447 +5.3% +6.5%
Unit revenue per ATK (€cts) 11.74 -7.8% -5.1% 13.24 +3.2% +4.3%

Despite full freighter capacity negatively impacted by longer-than-expected maintenance, the third quarter capacity in Available Ton Kilometers (ATK) rose 4.0% year-on-year. Traffic decreased slightly (-0.3%), reducing the load factor by 1.9 points to 43.6%.
Together with a 0.8% decrease in yields, unit revenue per ATK decreased by -5.1% at constant currency.

Transavia: Challenging summer season

Transavia
Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change 2025 change
Passengers (thousands) 8,258 +12.3% 20,337 +11.7%
Capacity (ASK m) 16,303 +13.8% 40,176 +12.9%
Traffic (RPK m) 14,463 +12.6% 35,545 +11.7%
Load factor 88.7% 88.5%
Unit revenue per ASK (€cts) 7.71 -2.8% 6.88 -0.3%
Unit cost per ASK (€cts)5 6.38 +2.0% 6.82 +4.3%
Total Passenger revenues (€m) 1,241 +11.0% 2,714 +12.0%
Salaries and related costs (€m) -224 +13.4% -628 +15.7%
Aircraft fuel, excl. ETS (€m) -226 -4.9% -584 -3.9%
Other operating expenses (€m) -461 +20.4% -1,167 +20.6%
Depreciation & Amortization (in €m) -113 +51.5% -312 +42.1%
Operating result (€m) 217 -8 23 -63
Operating margin (%) 17.5% 0.9%

Transavia's capacity in Available Seat Kilometers grew 13.8%, while traffic increased by 12.6%, resulting in a decrease in load factor of 0.9 points. Yields went down by 1.8% resulting in a unit revenue reduction of -2.8%.

Transavia Netherlands faced increased competition, partly due to redirected capacity from the Middle East towards other European destinations, putting the unit revenues under pressure. Also, the increase in Schiphol tariffs in combination with the increase of the ticket tax last year is resulting in higher ticket prices and pushing travelers to airports in Germany.
In France, performance was affected by a two days ATC strike early July and by the implementation of the TSBA since 1st of March 2025 which is impacting the unit revenue significantly.
Overall, unit cost increased by 2.0% mainly due to higher operational costs for Transavia France. Transavia Netherlands experienced smooth operations this summer resulting in significantly lower customer compensation than last year, partly compensated by an increase in wet lease activities.

Maintenance business: continuous double digit growth and improved operating margin

Maintenance
Third Quarter Year to date
2025 Change 2025 Change
Total Revenues (€m) 1,358 +10.2% 4,147 +13.4%
o/w Third party revenues (€m) 572 +12.9% 1,725 +14.4%
External expenses (€m) -858 +10.6% -2,671 +12.3%
Salaries and related costs (€m) -299 +3.6% -937 +6.5%
Depreciation & Amortization (€m) -115 +5.1% -318 +15.3%
Operating result (€m) 86 +28 221 +97
Operating margin (%) 6.3% 5.3%

The maintenance segment continued its strong growth in Q3 2025 with third-party revenues up 12.9%, driven by a strong recovery in engine activities. Total revenues rose 10.2%. The operating result increased by €28 million and the operating margin improved to 6.3%, up 1.6 points from 2024.

During the quarter, Air France-KLM signed 5 new long-term MRO contracts with external customers. The Group will deliver engines, components and APU services to these operators across the globe, which is reinforcing its long term order book on these activities. The order book amounted to USD 10.4 billion as per the end of September 2025 versus USD 8.7 billion at the end of December 2024.

Air France's Q3 operating result improved

Air France Group

Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change 2025 change
Revenues (in €m) 5,690 +2.6% 15,216 +5.8%
Salaries and related costs (in €m) -1,458 +2.8% -4,268 +5.5%
Aircraft fuel, excl. ETS (in €m) -1,014 -11.8% -2,917 -9.0%
Other operating expenses (in €m) -1,900 +6.0% -5,492 +6.2%
Depreciation & Amortization (in €m) -519 +15.2% -1,433 +12.3%
Operating result (in €m) 799 +67 1,106 +428
Operating margin (%) 14.0% 7.3%

In the third quarter, the operating result reached €799 million, up €67 million year-on-year. The operating margin improved 0.8 points compared to Q3 last year (which was negatively impacted by the Olympic Games) despite a two days ATC strike early July and the increase of the solidarity tax on tickets (TSBA) effective since March 1st, 2025. This tax increase has a significantly negative impact on the unit revenue.

KLM: Operating margin impacted by yield pressure in economy cabin

KLM Group

Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change 2025 change
Revenues (in €m) 3,592 +1.2% 9,937 +4.0%
Salaries and related costs (in €m) -1,012 +4.0% -3,059 +4.2%
Aircraft fuel, excl. ETS (in €m) -650 -10.7% -1,939 -10.1%
Other operating expenses (in €m) -1,275 +7.3% -3,744 +12.2%
Depreciation & Amortization (in €m) -313 +18.8% -856 +12.7%
Operating result (in €m) 341 -54 339 -26
Operating margin (%) 9.5% 3.4%

Third quarter revenues grew 1.2%, while capacity grew by more than 7%. Both yields and load factor decreased for Passenger network, Cargo and Transavia. Operations were impacted by labor disputes with two ground unions in September. In addition, the increase in landing & takeoff charges and the increase in passenger & security charges, implemented as per April 1st, 2025 have a significant impact on KLM Group's unit revenue.

KLM as a connecting carrier is impacted by a reduction in low yielding passenger demand. However, premium classes and Premium Economy continue to perform strongly. Premium Economy ASKs increased by 28% and on higher capacity, load factor increased by 1 point and yields at constant currency increased 7%. Cargo unit revenues were negatively impacted by full freighter maintenance, driving negative mix effects.

Flying Blue stable operating result

Flying Blue Miles

Third Quarter Year to date
2025 change 2025 change
Revenue (in €m) 221 +21 646 +42
o/w Third party revenues (in €m) 149 +14 434 +27
Operating result (in €m) 54 -1 160 +4
Operating margin (%) 24.4% 24.8%

In the third quarter Flying Blue Miles generated €221 million in total revenue, including revenues from third-party airline and non-airline partners. The operating margin reached 24.4%.
Revenue continued to grow year-on-year thanks to volumes and despite weaker USD. The cost of redeeming miles increased due to less favorable reward tickets (less seat availability for FB members compared to Q3 2024 where the Olympic Games had a positive effect on Flying Blue).

Nb: Sum of individual airline and Flying Blue results does not add up to AF-KLM total due to intercompany eliminations at Group level.

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Income statement

Third Quarter Year to date
in € million 2025 2024 Change 2025 2024 Change
restated *
Revenues from ordinary activities 9,213 8,979 3 % 24,822 23,582 5 %
Aircraft fuel -1,664 -1,878 -11 % -4,856 -5,363 -9 %
Carbon emission -111 -66 68 % -262 -191 37 %
Chartering costs -121 -133 -9 % -353 -380 -7 %
Landing fees and air routes charges -638 -569 12% -1,754 -1,545 14 %
Catering -264 -253 4 % -735 -686 7 %
Handling charges and other operating costs -586 -560 5 % -1,627 -1,534 6 %
Aircraft maintenance costs -808 -781 3 % -2,632 -2,379 11 %
Commercial and distribution costs -280 -256 9 % -848 -810 5 %
Other external expenses -498 -495 1 % -1,511 -1,488 2 %
Salaries and related costs -2,476 -2,401 3 % -7,343 -6,997 5 %
Taxes other than income taxes -43 -41 5 % -145 -137 6 %
Capitalized production 284 301 -6 % 1,039 1,029 1 %
Other income and expenses 28 49 -43 % 107 140 -24 %
Amortization, depreciation and provisions -833 -716 -2,291 -2,037 12 %
Total operating expenses -8,010 -7,799 3 % -23,211 -22,378 4 %
Income from current operations 1,203 1,180 2 % 1,611 1,204 34 %
Sales of aircraft equipment -4 10 nm -6 25 nm
Other non current income and expenses 1 nm -8 -118 -93 %
Income from operating activities 1,200 1,190 1 % 1,597 1,111 44 %
Interests expenses -155 -157 -1 % -464 -471 -1 %
Income from cash & cash equivalent 49 67 -27 % 151 236 -36 %
Net cost of financial debt -106 -90 18 % -313 -235 33 %
Other financial income and expenses -65 14 nm 332 -198 nm
Income before tax 1,029 1,114 -8 % 1,616 678 138 %
Income taxes -302 -300 1 % -478 -181 164 %
Net income of consolidated companies 727 814 -11 % 1,138 497 129 %
Share of profits (losses) of associates 41 10 nm 30 13 131 %
Net Income for the period 768 824 -7 % 1,168 510 129 %
Net income - Non controlling interests 38 44 -14 % 125 130 -4 %
Net income - Group part 730 780 -6 % 1,043 380 174%

Note: the sum of“Salaries and related costs” in the business review section is not equal to the above-mentioned figure due to corporate overhead, IT and other businesses not directly related to Network, Maintenance or Transavia

Consolidated balance sheet

Assets September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
(in € million)
Goodwill 223 226
Intangible assets 1,167 1,150
Flight equipment 13,772 12,347
Other property, plant and equipment 1,617 1,533
Right-of-use assets 8,619 7,592
Investments in equity associates 257 216
Pension assets 43 66
Other non-current financial assets 1,116 1,369
Non-current derivatives financial assets 122 195
Deferred tax assets 304 662
Other non-current assets 310 214
Total non-current assets 27,550 25,570
Other current financial assets 1,317 1,190
Current derivatives financial assets 80 249
Inventories 993 959
Trade receivables 2,455 2,051
Other current assets 1,106 1,260
Cash and cash equivalents 5,008 4,829
Assets held for sale 24 47
Total current assets 10,983 10,585
Total assets 38,533 36,155


Liabilities and equity September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
(in € million)
Issued capital 263 263
Additional paid-in capital 7,560 7,560
Treasury shares -28 -27
Perpetual 1,568 1,078
Reserves and retained earnings -9,287 -10,638
Equity attributable to equity holders of Air France-KLM 76 -1,764
Perpetual 2,088 2,530
Reserves and retained earnings 38 33
Equity attributable Non-controlling interests 2,126 2,563
Total equity 2,202 799
Pension provisions 1,681 1,686
Non-current return obligation liability and other provisions 4,541 4,493
Non-current financial liabilities 7,262 7,254
Non-current lease debt 5,155 4,714
Non-current derivatives financial liabilities 232 32
Deferred tax liabilities 5 2
Other non-current liabilities 686 904
Total non-current liabilities 19,562 19,085
Current return obligation liability and other provisions 827 1,181
Current financial liabilities 1,690 1,692
Current lease debt 897 982
Current derivatives financial liabilities 192 137
Trade payables 2,602 2,608
Deferred revenue on ticket sales 4,521 4,097
Frequent flyer programs 915 906
Other current liabilities 5,125 4,668
Total current liabilities 16,769 16,271
Total equity and liabilities 38,533 36,155

Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows from January 1 until September 30, 2025

Period from January 1 to September 30 2025 2024
(in € million)
Net income 1,168 510
Amortization, depreciation and operating provisions 2,291 2,037
Financial provisions 213 212
Cost of net debt 313 235
Loss (gain) on disposals of tangible and intangible assets 6 -31
Loss (gain) on disposals of subsidiaries and associates 0 -2
Derivatives – non monetary result -3 19
Unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses, net -626 -97
Share of (profits) losses of associates -30 -13
Deferred taxes 277 99
Other non-monetary items 30 21
Cash flow from operating activities before change in working capital 3,639 2,990
Increase (decrease) in working capital 402 -422
CASH-FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 4,041 2,568
Acquisition of subsidiaries, of shares in non-controlled entities -12 -92
Proceeds on disposal of subsidiaries, of shares in non-controlled entities 24 8
Purchase of property plant and equipment and intangible assets -3,341 -2,931
Proceeds on disposal of property plant and equipment and intangible assets 774 391
Interest received 132 221
Dividends received 10 2
Decrease (increase) in net investments, more than 3 months 161 137
CASH-FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES -2,252 -2,264
Payments to acquire treasury shares -1
Purchase of minority interest without change of control -5 -1
Issuance of perpetual 494
Repayment on perpetual -497
Coupon on perpetual -141 -131
Issuance of debt 1,356 1,147
Repayment on debt -1,411 -1,715
Payments on lease debts -716 -666
New loans -200 -103
Repayment on loans 90 65
Interest paid -544 -532
Dividends paid -1 -1
CASH-FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES -1,576 -1,937
Effect of exchange rate and reclassification on cash and cash equivalents (net of cash acquired or sold) -34 4
Change in cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts 179 -1,629
Cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at beginning of period 4,829 6,181
Cash and cash equivalents and bank overdrafts at end of period 5,008 4,552

Recurring adjusted operating free cash flow

Third Quarter Year to date
2025 2024 2025 2024
(in € million)
Net cash flow from operating activities 1,013 918 4,041 2,568
Purchase of property plant and equipment and intangible assets -1,026 -864 -3,341 -2,931
Proceeds on disposal of property plant and equipment and intangible assets 201 18 774 391
Operating free cash flow 188 72 1,474 28
Interest paid and received -93 -81 -412 -311
Payments on lease debts -229 -224 -716 -666
Operating free cash flow adjusted -134 -233 346 -949
Exceptional payments made/(received) (1) 124 122 369 972
Recurring adjusted operating free cash flow -10 -111 715 23

(1) Exceptional payments made/(received), restated from operating free cash flow for the calculation of recurring operating free cash flow adjusted, correspond to the repayment ofdeferred social charges, pensions contributions and wage taxes granted during the Covid period.

Net debt


(in € million)
September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Current and non-current financial liabilities 8,952 8,946
Current and non-current lease debt 6,052 5,696
Accrued interest -93 -138
Deposits related to financial liabilities -90 -97
Deposits related to lease debt -84 -98
Derivatives impact on debt 47 -45
Gross financial liabilities (I) 14,784 14,264
Cash and cash equivalent 5,008 4,829
Marketable securities > 3 months 883 1,046
Bonds 1,106 1,057
Net cash (II) 6,997 6,932
Net debt (I-II) 7,787 7,332

Return on capital employed (ROCE)

In € million Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30,
2025
Mar 31,
2025
Dec 31,
2024
Sep 30,
2024
Jun 30,
2024
Mar 31,
2024
Dec 31,
2023
Goodwill and intangible assets 1,390 1,390 1,377 1,375 1,356 1,354 1,349 1,352
Flight equipment 13,772 13,392 12,835 12,347 12,607 12,197 11,646 11,501
Other property, plant and equipment 1,617 1,587 1,554 1,533 1,500 1,456 1,438 1,431
Right of use assets 8,619 8,479 8,030 7,592 6,652 6,479 5,902 5,956
Investments in equity associates 257 205 212 216 240 134 134 129
Financial assets excluding marketable securities, accrued interests and financial deposits 193 194 196 195 218 211 214 219
Provisions, excluding pensions, cargo litigation and restructuring -4,933 -5,167 -5,246 -5,224 -4,553 -4,700 -4,523 -4,346
WCR1 -8,124 -8,749 -8,984 -7,468 -7,422 -8,222 -8,284 -6,981
Capital employed 12,791 11,331 9,974 10,566 10,598 8,909 7,876 9,261
Average capital employed (A) 11,166 9,161
Adjusted results from current operations 2,008 1,148
- Dividends received -1 -1
- Share of profits (losses) of associates -2 13
- Normative income tax -570 -326
Adjusted result from current operations after tax (B) 1,435 834
ROCE, trailing 12 months (B/A) 12.9% 9.1%

Compared with previous periods, working capital has been restated to exclude the deferral of social and fiscal charges granted following the Covid.

(1) Excluding the report of social & fiscal charges granted consequently to Covid.

Unit cost: net cost per ASK

Third Quarter Year to date
2025 2024 2025 2024
Total operating expenses (in €m) 8,011 7,798 23,210 22,377
Carbon emission (ETS) -111 -66 -262 -191
Total other revenues (in €m) -818 -796 -2,484 -2,322
Net cost (in €m) 7,081 6,936 20,464 19,864
Capacity produced, reported in ASK 92,287 87,811 252,584 241,903
Net cost per ASK (in € cents per ASK) 7.67 7.90 8.10 8.21
Gross change -2.9% -1.3%
Currency effect on net costs (in €m) -141 -137
Change at constant currency -0.8% -0.7%
Fuel price effect (in €m) -145 -515
Net cost per ASK at constant currency, constant fuel price and excluding ETS (in € cents per ASK) 7.67 7.57 8.10 7.94
Change at constant currency and constant fuel price excluding ETS 1.3% 2.0%

Unit cost per ASK excluding fuel and ETS vs Q3 2024: +1.9% and vs 9m 2024: +3.1%
Definition: Unit cost = (total operating expenses - fuel - carbon emission - total other revenues) / Group Capacity in ASK

Group fleet at 30 September 2025

Aircraft type AF
(incl. HOP) 1 6
KL
(incl. KLC & MP) 1
Transavia Owned Finance lease Operating lease Total In operation Change in operation vs 31/12/24
B777-300 43 16 32 10 17 59 59
B777-200 18 15 29 1 3 33 33
B787-9 10 13 4 7 12 23 23
B787-10 14 3 10 1 14 14 3
A350-900 39 3 13 23 39 39 4
A330-300 5 5 5 5
A330-200 10 6 11 5 16 16 -1
Total Long-Haul 120 69 0 82 41 66 189 189 6
B737-900 5 5 5 5
B737-800 31 106 36 8 93 137 136 -3
B737-700 6 6 6 6
A321NEO 10 13 7 3 13 23 23 12
A321 14 7 7 14 14
A320 36 4 3 29 36 36
A320NEO 20 1 19 20 20 10
A319 7 6 1 7 4 -6
A318 5 5 5 5 -1
A220-300 47 23 7 17 47 47 6
Total Medium-Haul 109 52 139 99 22 179 300 296 18
Embraer 195 E2 25 25 25 21 3
Embraer 190 26 23 17 4 28 49 47 -2
Embraer 175 17 3 14 17 17
Embraer 170 13 10 3 13 12 -1
Total Regional 39 65 0 30 18 56 104 97 0
B747-400ERF 3 3 3 3
B747-400BCF 1 1 1 1
B777-F 2 2 2 2
Total Cargo 2 4 0 4 0 2 6 6 0
Total 270 190 139 215 81 303 599 588 24

2025 TRAFFIC

Passenger network activity

Third Quarter Year to date
Total network airlines 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Passengers carried ('000s) 20,913 20,499 +2.0% 57,902 56,261 +2.9%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 67,445 65,534 +2.9% 185,712 180,772 +2.7%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 75,962 73,481 +3.4% 212,383 206,320 +2.9%
Load factor (%) 88.8% 89.2% 87.4% 87.6%
Long-haul
Passengers carried ('000s) 7,414 7,238 +2.4% 20,402 20,047 +1.8%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 55,099 53,473 +3.0% 152,580 149,111 +2.3%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 61,617 59,348 +3.8% 173,115 168,663 +2.6%
Load factor (%) 89.4% 90.1% 88.1% 88.4%
North America
Passengers carried ('000s) 2,974 2,898 +2.6% 7,572 7,366 +2.8%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 21,121 20,392 +3.6% 53,962 52,156 +3.5%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 23,736 22,647 +4.8% 61,652 59,463 +3.7%
Load factor (%) 89.0% 90.0% 87.5% 87.7%
Latin America
Passengers carried ('000s) 934 859 +8.7% 2,723 2,543 +7.1%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 8,853 8,131 +8.9% 25,712 24,168 +6.4%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 9,683 8,867 +9.2% 28,325 26,710 +6.0%
Load factor (%) 91.4% 91.7% 90.8% 90.5%
Asia / Middle East
Passengers carried ('000s) 1,589 1,555 +2.2% 4,583 4,668 -1.8%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 12,439 12,267 +1.4% 36,035 36,380 -0.9%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 13,799 13,562 +1.7% 40,671 41,073 -1.0%
Load factor (%) 90.1% 90.5% 88.6% 88.6% 0.0pt
Africa
Passengers carried ('000s) 1,053 1,060 -0.7% 2,949 2,961 -0.4%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 6,444 6,469 -0.4% 18,257 18,264 0.0%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 7,317 7,212 +1.5% 21,374 21,129 +1.2%
Load factor (%) 88.1% 89.7% 85.4% 86.4%
Caribbean / Indian Ocean
Passengers carried ('000s) 865 866 -0.1% 2,576 2,509 +2.7%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 6,242 6,214 +0.5% 18,614 18,143 +2.6%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 7,082 7,060 +0.3% 21,093 20,288 +4.0%
Load factor (%) 88.1% 88.0% 88.2% 89.4%
Short and Medium-haul
Passengers carried ('000s) 13,500 13,261 +1.8% 37,500 36,214 +3.6%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 12,346 12,061 +2.4% 33,132 31,661 +4.6%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 14,345 14,134 +1.5% 39,268 37,657 +4.3%
Load factor (%) 86.1% 85.3% 84.4% 84.1%

Transavia activity

Third Quarter Year to date
Transavia 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Passengers carried ('000s) 8,258 7,356 +12.3% 20,337 18,208 +11.7%
Revenue seat-kilometers (m RSK) 14,463 12,841 +12.6% 35,545 31,826 +11.7%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 16,303 14,330 +13.8% 40,176 35,591 +12.9%
Load factor (%) 88.7% 89.6% 88.5% 89.4%

Total Group passenger activity

Third Quarter Year to date
Total Group 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Passengers carried ('000s) 29,171 27,855 +4.7% 78,239 74,469 +5.1%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 81,908 78,375 +4.5% 221,257 212,598 +4.1%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 92,265 87,811 +5.1% 252,559 241,911 +4.4%
Load factor (%) 88.8% 89.3% 87.6% 87.9%

Cargo activity

Third Quarter Year to date
Cargo 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Revenue tonne-km (m RTK) 1,683 1,689 -0.3% 5,024 4,938 +1.7%
Available tonne-km (m ATK) 3,858 3,709 +4.0% 10,935 10,727 +1.9%
Load factor (%) 43.6% 45.5% 45.9% 46.0%

Air France activity

Third Quarter Year to date
Total Passenger network activity 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Passengers carried ('000s) 11,614 11,670 -0.5% 32,049 31,501 +1.7%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 41,052 40,452 +1.5% 111,880 108,994 +2.6%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 46,574 45,806 +1.7% 128,599 125,050 +2.8%
Load factor (%) 88.1% 88.3% 87.0% 87.2%
Long-haul
Passengers carried ('000s) 4,781 4,716 +1.4% 12,984 12,739 +1.9%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 34,623 33,937 +2.0% 94,826 92,326 +2.7%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 38,970 38,025 +2.5% 108,109 105,064 +2.9%
Load factor (%) 88.8% 89.2% 87.7% 87.9%
Short and Medium-haul
Passengers carried ('000s) 6,833 6,954 -1.7% 19,065 18,763 +1.6%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 6,429 6,515 -1.3% 17,054 16,668 +2.3%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 7,604 7,781 -2.3% 20,490 19,986 +2.5%
Load factor (%) 84.5% 83.7% 83.2% 83.4%
Cargo activity
Revenue tonne-km (m RTK) 933 841 +11.0% 2,766 2,447 +13.0%
Available tonne-km (m ATK) 2,318 2,192 +5.7% 6,435 6,213 +3.6%
Load factor (%) 40.3% 38.4% 43.0% 39.4%

KLM activity

Third Quarter Year to date
Total Passenger network activity 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Passengers carried ('000s) 9,300 8,829 +5.3% 25,854 24,759 +4.4%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 26,393 25,082 +5.2% 73,832 71,777 +2.9%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 29,388 27,676 +6.2% 83,784 81,271 +3.1%
Load factor (%) 89.8% 90.6% 88.1% 88.3%
Long-haul
Passengers carried ('000s) 2,633 2,522 +4.4% 7,419 7,308 +1.5%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 20,476 19,536 +4.8% 57,754 56,784 +1.7%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 22,647 21,323 +6.2% 65,006 63,599 +2.2%
Load factor (%) 90.4% 91.6% 88.8% 89.3%
Short and Medium-haul
Passengers carried ('000s) 6,667 6,307 +5.7% 18,435 17,451 +5.6%
Revenue pax-kilometers (m RPK) 5,917 5,546 +6.7% 16,078 14,993 +7.2%
Available seat-kilometers (m ASK) 6,741 6,354 +6.1% 18,778 17,672 +6.3%
Load factor (%) 87.8% 87.3% 85.6% 84.8%
Cargo activity
Revenue tonne-km (m RTK) 750 848 -11.6% 2,257 2,491 -9.4%
Available tonne-km (m ATK) 1,540 1,517 +1.5% 4,500 4,514 -0.3%
Load factor (%) 48.7% 55.9% 50.2% 55.2%


1 At constant fuel, constant currency and excluding ETS

2 Check for the definition, the recurrent adjusted free cash flow table in the appendix of this press release

3 Against a constant fuel price, constant currency and excluding Emission Trading Scheme cost (ETS)

4 New generation fleet / Fleet in operation

5 Against a constant fuel price, constant currency and excluding Emission Trading Scheme cost (ETS)

1 Excluding Transavia

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