Air France-KLM have presented their new short-haul carrier, baptised HOP! It will offer new links for the domestic French market to better compete with its low-cost rivals, the train, and car-sharing schemes. <br /><br /> And, in the aftermath of the Germanwings tragedy, CEO Alexandre de Juniac confirmed to Euronews the company now insists on two persons in the cockpit permanently in all the group’s planes.<br /><br /> “We finished our security review yesterday and so Air France and KLM , HOP! and Transavia have decided to apply the recommendation of the European Air Safety Agency to have two people in the cockpit at all times,” said de Juniac.<br /><br /> Antoine Juillard, euronews:<br />“Many people have been wondering after this tragedy if low-cost flights are not in fact less safe than the traditional carriers. What is your opinion?” <br /><br /> Alexandre de Juniac:<br />“Accident or incident statistics are very closely followed by everyone in the air transport industry, and they don’t show that. In other words, low-cost carrie
