Full Video: Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith at Skift Global Forum 2021
Skift Take
Air France-KLM got a good surprise when the U.S. announced it would reopen to vaccinated travelers last month. The airline is gearing up for a strong Summer 2022 as it emerges from the crisis.
Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith and Airline Weekly Reporter Edward Russell spoke at Skift Global Forum 2021. The two discussed the theme “Steering Through International Travel’s Volatile Recovery.”
You can watch a full video of their discussion as well as read a transcript of it, below.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Iv8IBACiF40Edward Russell: Hey, Ben. Thank you for joining us at the Skift Global Forum today. How are you?
Benjamin Smith: I'm doing great, thanks. You?
Russell: Doing well. Thank you. We're sorry that you couldn't make it to New York for this. It does seem like in a few weeks, you could have made it with the news that the U.S. is easing travel restrictions.
Smith: Yeah, just a little bit off the timetable. And I see the empty chair there. It's too bad. Anyway, at least, we've got some modern technology that is not as good, which is great because that means some of our clients hopefully will feel the sa
