IMMEDIATE RELEASE

XL AIRWAYS APPOINTS AVIAREPS AS ITS REPRESENTATIVE IN BELGIUM

(Brussels, 26 August 2013) AVIAREPS, the global leader in tourism, aviation and hospitality representation with 46 offices in 38 countries around the world, has been appointed by the Paris-based XL Airways France as its representative in Belgium with immediate effect. The appointment was made as the that offers low fare long haul services to key destinations, seeks to firmly establish and strengthen its brand and sales outreach among Belgian travellers and travel industry leaders. As part of the representation, AVIAREPS will act as General Sales Agent for XL Airways in the Belgian market, responsible for the airline’s sales, marketing, reservation and ticketing activities, as well as operating a call centre for the .

Says Laurent Magnin, Chief Executive Officer, XL Airways France: “Offering the convenience of flying both scheduled and charter flights directly from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, XL Airways offers low fare long haul flights to savvy passengers who would prefer to spend their money enjoying their final destination rather than have that budget consumed by their flight ticket. Our appointment of a sales and marketing representative in Belgium is reflective of the growing importance and our commitment to this market, and we are confident in AVIAREPS as the best choice for us to achieve our ambitious goals.”

XL Airways France operates a modern fleet consisting of an -300, two Airbus A330-200s, and three Boeing 737-800s. Scheduled flight services from Paris- Charles de Gaulle Airport include destinations such as New York, Miami, Las Vegas

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and San Francisco in the United States, the French West Indies, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Corsica and Sicily in Italy.

For more information about XL Airways France, please visit: www.xlairways.fr or contact:

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Tel: 0032 (0)2 712 05 89 (reservations) or 0032 (0)2 712 05 84 (sales)

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Founded in Germany in 1994 with an extensive office network spanning all continents and in 39 countries, the AVIAREPS Group is the world’s leading airline and tourism management company with over 90 airlines and more than 90 tourism clients in its portfolio. In addition to its core businesses of passenger General Sales Agent (GSA) services and tourism marketing, clients are also offered expertise and services in public relations, advertising, IT solutions, consulting, financial services, airport marketing, and trade & retail promotion.

For further information, please visit www.aviareps.com or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AviarepsGroup.

About XL Airways France

XL Airways France is a Public limited company (Société Anonyme) with share capital of €17,997,200, with its head office in Roissy CDG Cedex, France. Founded in 1995 the airline was formerly known as Star Airlines. XL Airways France is a member of the XL France Group and first commenced its low fare long-haul scheduled service model by opening the Paris-New York route in 2009.

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