My own suspicion is the non Af or TK directive from our parent company is about "being seen" to have considered all likely risks for employees travelling. So in the event of a H&S breach it can be demonstrated the sheer length and depth the company goes into to consider the H&S of it's employees.

However, with a personal background in the aircraft industry and being an anorak in reading the accident investigation reports, I personally do avoid AF as some of their breaches stretching back to the 2000 Concorde accident are quite shocking

OT, but in my previous company we also had a statement about employees must check on arrival whether a hotel has adequate and well signed fire exits etc and if not, they must request a ground floor room and if not available....they must change hotels! Although if it was a female staff member they conversely must not have a ground floor room because this is more vulnerable to intruders...