“In spite of the Omicron strain, the war in Ukraine, the inflationary situation and the operational disruptions at major international airports last summer, our group and its airlines were able to successfully capture a strong demand for travel,” Chief Executive Benjamin Smith stated.

The firm added one plane to its long-haul fleet final 12 months. It additionally phased out old-generation plane, lowering its medium-haul fleet by seven plane and its regional fleet by 9. The group stated it might proceed to spend money on new-generation plane this 12 months and past.

Travel restrictions and border closures introduced worldwide visitors to a close to standstill on the top of the pandemic. Now, airways are scrambling for planes to develop capability to satisfy surging demand for worldwide air journey.

The group’s quarterly working revenue, a intently watched metric by analysts and traders, slipped to EUR134 million from EUR179 million, producing a 1.9% margin. Quarterly income surged 47% to EUR7.13 billion.

Air France-KLM was anticipated to publish a internet lack of EUR57 million, working revenue of EUR102 million and income of EUR6.89 billion for the fourth quarter, in accordance with a company-provided consensus that gathered estimates from 18 analysts.

For the present quarter, the group is focusing on 90% to 95% capability in out there seat kilometers. For the 12 months as a complete, it expects 95% to 100% capability, reaching 2019 ranges from 2024.

Write to Mauro Orru at mauro.orru@wsj.com; @MauroOrru94