KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM was established on 7 October 1919, making it the world’s oldest airline still operating under its original name. Operating out of its home base in Amsterdam, the KLM Group served its global network with a fleet of 214 aircraft in 2019,...
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KLM's South Atlantic network back at 2019 scale
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The carrier is now operating 24 flights a week to Dutch Antilles islands Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.
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KLM plans robust summer flying schedule to Asia, Middle East
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The Amsterdam-based carrier is adding Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to its network.
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Belavia sees network diminish after Ryanair incident
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Belarus’ national carrier has suspended service to more than half the destinations in its network.
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KLM to offer six new winter destinations
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Fresh from adding four new destinations this summer, six more are joining the Netherlands-based carrier’s network in winter.
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KLM adds Belgrade, Dubrovnik, Palma de Mallorca and Verona
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The SkyTeam alliance member this summer expects to operate between 50% and 75% of pre-pandemic capacity on flights in Europe.
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Airlines temporarily suspend Tel Aviv routes
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Civil unrest in Israel has prompted a number of carriers to halt flying to the country.
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Interview: KLM CEO and president Pieter Elbers on COVID-19 recovery
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The full transcript of Elbers' interview in Routes Magazine, in which he discusses the airline’s network rebuild and why sustainability remains a...
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Interview: Cape Town Air Access contends with COVID-19
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Wesgro managers on the Cape Town Air Access project discuss route development to the city as they vie with COVID-19.
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KLM reviews long-haul network amid new COVID-19 restrictions
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The move follows tougher travel restrictions imposed by the Dutch government.
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10 exclusive CEO interviews you may have missed
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Routes spoke to a string of airline CEOs this year. Catch up on 10 of the most recent interviews.
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Routes Reconnected: Hub structure will be key to recovery, KLM CEO says
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Pieter Elbers believes the hub-and-spoke model will be crucial to the restoration of long-haul passenger traffic.
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Fresh lockdowns prompt KLM capacity cuts
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Capacity is 'regrettably' being trimmed in Europe in response to new lockdown measures.
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Airlines react to new UK lockdown
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From Nov. 5 UK residents are banned from non-essential international travel.
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Air France-KLM cuts year-end capacity
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The latest lockdown in France adds to the difficulties the group faces.
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Ryanair cuts winter schedule, confirms base closures
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The Irish ULCC is making big cuts to its winter flight schedule and shutting three bases.
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Over 100 of the world’s leading airlines to attend Routes Reconnected
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Vice presidents and heads of network planning teams have registered for the event that will support the community in reshaping the world’s route...
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Air France, Qatar Airways & United Airlines are latest to restart international flights from Houston
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Two Mexican airlines are adding new services from the city despite COVID-19.
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KLM returns to Cairo after three-year absence
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The capital of Egypt is to return to KLM’s passenger network—albeit only temporarily.
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PRESS RELEASE: Routes launches new hybrid event for 2020: Routes Reconnected
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A new event is being launched by Routes which will provide an innovative platform for the aviation industry to rebuild air services in the...
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Recovery Tracker: KLM, Lufthansa, Alaska Airlines and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.