Air France said the flights affected are short and medium haul only. Long haul should take off as normal.

法航表示受影响的航班只是中短途的，长途航班可以正常起飞。

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The adjusted EBIT margin rose from 4.2% to 4.5%, driven by our focus on medium haul and higher margin product, careful capacity and cost management and a strong contribution from our acquisitions.

调整后的息税前利润率由原来的4.2%上升至4.5%，这主要是来自于我们对中程目的地和高利润产品的关注、用心的运力和成本管理以及收购活动的大力贡献。

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As better engines extend the range of medium-sized aeroplanes, more long-haul routes between cities across the world are opening up, often bypassing hubs such as London or New York.

由于改进的引擎使得中等型号的飞机扩展了航程，更多城市之间的长途航线也在世界各地得以开拓，且不需中途停歇于中转站如伦敦和纽约等。

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Mr Koehler forecasts that carriers such as easyJet and its arch-rival, Ryanair, will increase their share of the European short-haul and medium-haul market from 11% today to 28% in 2010.

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The result is a new market for in-flight entertainment, both for small airlines with older planes, and for short- or medium-haul planes that make up roughly three quarters of commercial airplanes.

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Virgin Atlantic had also expressed an interest, hoping to integrate bmi's short- and medium-haul routes in Europe, the Middle East and Africa with its own transatlantic routes to form a strong, Heathrow-based hub-and-spoke network.

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