For the third consecutive year, KLM has again won the APEX World Class Award. This special recognition is awarded by customers and the industry for performance in relation to themes including safety, customer well-being and sustainability. The presti...

Do you know what a Second Officer does? Our intern Caitlin got the best seat in the house and joined Second Officer Bart on his flight from Amsterdam to Salt Lake City to find out.

Unfortunately, today the Dutch cabinet announced the government’s intention to drastically cut the number of flights operating at the Dutch airport Schiphol. In so doing, the minister is opting to focus one-sidedly on capacity reduction as a goal in ...

On 28 and 29 August, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the trade association Electric Flying Connection (EFC) offered a group of KLM guests a unique opportunity to experience the future of flying. The eighteen guests received a trial electric flying lesso...

Numerous airlines will institute cassation proceedings against the judgement of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal regarding the proposed implementation of a temporary experimentation rule. The group includes KLM Group (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM Cityh...

Ever noticed the blue trucks pushing and pulling our airplanes? Join our Intern Caitlin as she discovers what the Tug-life is all about.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has introduced new World Business Class seats. These broader seats have a sliding door ensuring greater comfort and privacy. Thanks to various innovations, the seats and their fittings are 10-15% lighter than other business c...

KLM surprised passengers of the World Business Class on flight KL792, which departed from São Paulo to Amsterdam on June 13, with the presence of Rodrigo Oliveira, the chef who designs the menus served in the World Business Class and Premium Comfort ...

KLM Group generated revenues of €2,522 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to €1,903 million in the same period last year. Although winter is the slow season for airlines, the demand for tickets remained relatively strong. People are obviou...

On 1 April 2023, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines starts a collaboration with the AeroDelft student team to work on its Project Phoenix: building a hydrogen-powered aircraft. Developing and testing a hydrogen-powered aircraft will generate important insights...

As of 17 April 2023, KLM has opened a new revolving credit facility (RCF) with a syndicate of 14 international banks. This relates to an amount of €1 billion for a term of four years, with an option to extend for a further two years. KLM is therefore...

Like Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, we believe that our operations should be in balance with our surroundings and the climate. We would prefer to work with the rest of the aviation industry on developing further measures to reduce CO2 emissions and nois...

To ensure our crew is properly prepared for anything that can happen on board, we offer them yearly training sessions. Curious to see how they go? Brace yourselves and join Kirsten on her new mission!...

From the start of the summer schedule on Sunday, 26 March 2023, the KLM route network will comprise 165 destinations – 96 European and 69 intercontinental. The airline is expanding its Asian network, doubling the number of KLM flights to Asia compare...

Effective 1 March 2023, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will add two new members to its Board of Managing Directors, bringing the total number to five. As Chief People Officer (CPO), Miriam Kartman will be responsible for KLM's Human Resources policy, while...

KLM Group posted an operating profit of EUR 706 million on revenues of EUR 10.7 billion in 2022 with an operating margin of 6.6%. Issues during operational ramp-up prevented KLM from delivering the level of service to which customers are accustomed a...

KLM has purchased additional seats on four Thalys trains for transfer passengers travelling between Amsterdam and Brussels this summer. The extra seats form part of KLM’s efforts to scale down its four daily flights still operated between Amsterdam a...

KLM has appointed Zita Schellekens as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Sustainability & Strategy, effective 1 March 2023. This is a new position on KLM's Executive Committee. Previously Schellekens spent two and a half years as Sustainability Director...

Get an inside look at the creation of KLM's new premium comfort class with the latest edition of Intern on a Mission! Follow Kirsten as she discovers the story behind this brand-new luxurious travel experience....

It's been a year of transformation and challenges. From modernizing our fleet and launching new routes to operational disruptions and a rapid growing number of travelers, we've kept moving forward and taking on new challenges. As we look forward to t...

Together with Air France-KLM and Air France, the KLM Group commits to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% per revenue tonne kilometre (RTK) by 2030, compared to base year 2019;The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved that – in complianc...

Starting March 26th, 2023, KLM is launching a direct service to the new destination of Rennes in the west of France. The service will be operated by KLM Cityhopper. Rennes is KLM's eighth destination in France. By including Rennes in its network, KLM...

In Europe borders on the ground have gone, but not in the air.Pilots currently have to fly thousands of extra kilometers through fragmented airspace in Europe.A route between Amsterdam and Geneva is 120 km longer than it needs to be, for example....

The fourth edition of the successful IATA Wings of Change Europe event will next year be held in Amsterdam with KLM as host carrier. This was announced in Istanbul today. The two-day event will take place around the beginning of November and is expec...

Effective 1 January 2013, Michiel van der Eijk is appointed Managing Director of KLM Catering Services (KCS). Van der Eijk succeeds Jan de Vegt, who retires on the same date.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines recorded operating profits of €443 million between July and September on revenues of €3.236 billion. It achieved these results under difficult operating conditions, with both customers and employees feeling the impact....

For the second year in a row, KLM (including KLM Cityhopper) again won the APEX World Class Award. This special recognition is awarded by customers and the industry for performance in relation to themes including safety, customer well-being and susta...

Air France-KLM today announced two major, long-term purchase agreements for a total of 1.6 million tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The agreements are binding and will apply for several years in partnership with SAF providers Neste and DG F...

A special flight with 8% less CO2-emissions (excl. SAF). Curious how we did it? Watch our recap of the Sustainable Flight Challenge 2022 here. 

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is celebrating the 103rd anniversary of its founding today, an occasion traditionally accompanied by the presentation of a new Delftware miniature house. This year’s miniature is a replica of a house in a very special locatio...