Air France buys 20,000 copies of Charlie Hebdo for passengers — mashable.com

Air France has purchased 20,000 copies of the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo — the first printed since the Jan. 7 attack — to distribute to passengers, an Air France spokesperson confirmed to Mashable. The paper sold out in minutes at some newsstands in Europe, even though the staff plans to print up to 5 million copies — an exponential increase from the usual 60,000 printed weekly. “They have been located in the lounges and boarding areas of both Paris airports (Charles de Gaulle and Orly) for passengers who wish to take a copy,” an Air France spokesperson said.

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