China has been the second largest international market for the Air France-KLM Group this summer, its general manager said.

法国航空-荷兰皇家航空集团总经理近日接受采访时表示：中国在今年夏天已经成为法航荷航全球第二大市场。

Air France and KLM operate 88 flights weekly from nine Chinese destinations, said Bas Gerrenssen, general manager of Air France and KLM in China on Thursday.

法航荷航的总经理贝斯·格林森周四在中国表示：法航荷航每周从中国9个站点起飞共88架飞机。

The Chinese market contributes around 50 percent of the group's total sales in the Asia-Pacific region and has grown to twice that of Japan this year, he added.

他补充道：中国市场在亚太地区贡献约为公司总销量的50%，并且今年销量达到了日本的两倍之多。

For such a large market, Air France has been using the new long-haul Boeing 777 aircraft on its Beijing-Paris route since Monday which also sees passengers using new designer suites¹ in the carrier's first class cabin, named La Premiere, for the first time.

正由于坐拥如此大的市场，法航在周一北京到巴黎的航线上已经开始使用加长型波音777，在这种机型上，你可以首次看到头等舱的乘客使用新设计的头等舱配套设施，官方名称为"法式服务舱"。

Besides, all classes have been upgraded² and routes to Shanghai as well as Guangzhou also use the new design.

除此之外，所有的客舱都已经全新升级，同时飞往上海和广州的机次也采用了最新的设计方案。