On 15 May 2012 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will make its first flight to Lusaka, Zambia, the airline’s 72nd intercontinental destination. KLM will serve Lusaka three times a week using an Airbus A330-200. The aircraft has space for 243 passengers, 30 in World Business Class and 213 in Economy Class. Starting 15 May 2012, flight [...]
KLM expanded its African network on 14 November by launching two weekly flights to Luanda (LAD) from its Amsterdam (AMS) hub. KLM will be operating to the Angolan capital airport, which its sister airline Air France already also serves twice a week from Paris, with 318-seat 777-200ER aircraft. Air France and KLM will be serving [...]
KLM relaunched flights to Rio de Janeiro (GIG) on 1 November. The airline now flies three times weekly – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – to the Brazilian city from its Amsterdam (AMS) hub, using 318-seat 777-200ER aircraft. KLM Dutch airline, which already serves São Paulo, previously operated the route to Rio between 1986 and [...]
Dutch flag carrier KLM will begin to offer three-times-a-week flights to Cuba starting Oct. 31, the Cuban tourism ministry announced. The flights, on 285-seat MD11 aircraft, will connect Amsterdam and Havana on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The Havana flights are part of a “marked expansion” of the airline in the Caribbean, KLM President and CEO [...]
Amadeus, a leading travel technology partner and transaction processor for the global travel and tourism industry, announces that the flagship carrier KLM has now implemented Amadeus Ancillary Services (AAS) in The Netherlands. Through AAS, KLM is now able to offer travel agencies the option to book Economy Comfort seats, expanding the access to its content [...]
Air France KLM Monday reported increases in traffic, capacity and load factor for the month of September. Traffic in the month improved 9.3 percent to 19.31 billion revenue pax kilometrres, or RPKs, from 17.66 billion RPKs in the same month last year. Capacity measured as available seat-kilometers, or ASK, was up 7.5 percent to 22.66 [...]
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and WestJet operated their first code share flights on September 26, 2011. The code share agreement between the two airlines will allow KLM to market and distribute WestJet operated flights under KLM flight numbers. This will enhance the travel possibilities for our customers, giving them access to 30 domestic Canadian routes. [...]
Air France-KLM has announced plans to renew its fleet through orders with Airbus and Boeing in a $12bn deal, as the Franco-Dutch group focuses on using newer aircraft to combat high fuel costs and reduce emissions. The group’s board approved the order of 25 Airbus A350s and 25 Boeing 787s, the first joint order for [...]
Air France KLM today (September 7) reported a 7.6% rise in traffic for August compared with the same month last year. The airline said capacity rose during the month by 6.1% which also saw a 1.2% increase in its load factor to 85.7%. During the month, the airline said it carried 6.8m passengers, an increase [...]
Glasgow Airport has celebrated 65 years of flights with KLM by receiving a vintage plane on its airstrip. The Dakota DC-3, dating from 1944, was decorated with a 1950′s version of the Dutch company’s livery and landed at the Scottish port as part of festivities. KLM’s first Glaswegian flight took 18 passengers from Amsterdam on [...]