"We expect some form of recovery, both on the European network side as well as the intercontinental side," Pieter Elbers said during a live-streamed interview with Centre for Aviation.

Elbers said the company is currently operating at 40-50% of capacity. On Oct. 30 parent Air France reported a third quarter loss of 1.05 bln euros

(Reporting by Toby Sterling, editing by Louise Heavens)