Air France has said that is to cut 2,800 jobs as part of plans to cut losses in a “period of weak demand”.

The airline has already announced plans to cut 5,100 jobs in the turnaround plan after admitting that it will miss its financial targets for 2013.

European airlines have been hit in recent times by stagnant growth in passenger numbers and high fuel costs together with high competition.

In a statement, Air France added that it would continue its “wage modernisation” programme alongside the cuts.

"We are in a period of weak demand," chief executive Frederic Gagey told a news conference. "We have felt the full brunt of the cyclicality of air transport."