Over ten billion euros have already flowed into the listed Air France-KLM merger. But more is needed. Negotiations about this are not really getting going.
Talks between the French and Dutch governments regarding further financial aid for Air France-KLM are progressing slowly, and have been since last year. Government representatives have reportedly been discussing the matter since November, but so far without any success. According to Aero , an additional six billion euros is under discussion . The reason for the delay could be that neither side is seeking a joint solution. Instead, they are only looking out for themselves. The Dutch want to invest their money directly in KLM and exclude Air France. Nationalistic sentiments have also recently been expressed publicly by the French side: "Air France-KLM is not a true group; they share only a few areas of their operations, and the Dutch wield considerable power," said Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, State Secretary in the French Ministry of Transport, in October. "The question is, what should we do, and should we do it together?"