The company said that fewer than 1,000 posts would now be axed, compared to an original plan to cut 2,900 jobs, if a deal can be struck with unions.
Air France-KLM chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said that the job reductions in 2016 would now be on a voluntary basis. He added that higher job cuts in 2017 could also be avoided if the airline reached agreement with unions over other cost-cutting measures.
Five Air France workers are facing charges following violent protests during a meeting about the job cuts at the airline’s headquarters near Paris earlier this month. These employees are due to appear in court in December.
