KLM traffic results January 2017: 8.6% more passengers compared to 2016
KLM Group’s January’s traffic and transport figures show a good start to the new year. KLM’s upward trend in 2016 is continuing into 2017....
Test at Amsterdam Schiphol: boarding quickly and easily using facial recognition
Schiphol Airport has started a test with KLM involving “biometric boarding” – one-off boarding without showing your boarding pass or passport. Passengers board the...
KLM returns to London City Airport for the first time in almost 8 years
Today, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and London City Airport launched a new route between London City and Amsterdam, with the inaugural flight landing at...
Movie: KLM Embraer E175 waves goodbye in a spectacular way
KLM will receive its next Embraer E-jet, already the 35th regional jet for the Dutch airline. The pilots waved goodbye in a special way...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection makes exception for two Iranian KLM passengers
KLM has taken note of the fact that the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has made an exception for the two Iranian passengers who...
Update on travel to the US: How KLM handles passengers affected by Trump’s travel ban
On January 28, 2017, US President Trump has signed a decree which had immediate consequences for passengers from seven countries in the Middle East:...
Ballast Nedam and ULC Groep redesign KLM Crown Lounge at Schiphol
Today, Royal Schiphol Group and KLM awarded the contract for the redesign and extension of the international KLM Crown Lounge to Ballast Nedam and...
KLM today refused at least 7 passengers wanting to fly to the US
Last Friday Donald Trump issued an executive order that will deny refugees and immigrants from certain Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States. This...
KLM offers new ticket options for passengers: light, standard and …. flex
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines recently changed its fare structure for Europe and North Africa. The new structure offers passengers three ticket options: Light, Standard...
Triple bad luck for this KLM Boeing 747-400 (PH-BFL)
PH-BFL, a KLM 747-400, is going for triple gold: the longest flight to nowhere in 2017, the longest delay of 2017 and the most...
KLM resumes flights to Milan Malpensa Airport, to where it moves 3 of its 4 daily Linate flights
On 26 March 2017, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume flights from Malpensa airport, Milan, after a break of five years. Malpensa will be...
KLM carried more than 30 million passengers in 2016 (+6.4%)
KLM has carried 30.4 million passengers last year – a new record. This is an increase of 6.4% compared to 2015. The increase was...
KLM welcomes its 30-millionth passenger of 2016
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today festively welcomed its 30-millionth passenger -a record in the 97-year history of the company -en route from London to...
Seven new KLM destinations in Europe from Summer 2017
On commencement of the 2017 summer schedule, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will expand its network to include seven new European destinations, three of which...
KLM again achieves robust growth heading towards 30 million passengers
KLM succeeded in upholding the strong passenger growth trend in November 2016, achieving 7.8% growth in comparison with the same month last year with...
KLM to recruit new cabin and cockpit crew
In the first six months of 2017, KLM intends to take on 400 new cabin attendants (incl. 100 for KLM Cityhopper) and 100 new...
KLM to start flights to Cartagena, replacing Cali as an add-on to Bogotá
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will replace its service to Cali with a new destination in Colombia. Starting 28 March 2017, KLM will no longer...
KLM and CHINA AIRLINES expand cooperation on Amsterdam-Taipei and beyond
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and China Airlines of Taiwan will expand cooperation effective 2017. From 9 January, China Airlines will begin operating four weekly...
KLM adjusts schedule to Gulf States: drops Doha, increases Bahrein
On commencement of its 2017 summer schedule, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be adjusting its schedule for flights between Schiphol and four Gulf States....