2023
05
May
2023
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07:01
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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26
April
2023
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13:59
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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18
April
2023
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08:00
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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03
April
2023
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22:45
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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03
April
2023
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14:32
Europe/Amsterdam
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!...
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22
March
2023
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14:57
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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20
February
2023
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12:17
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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17
February
2023
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07:03
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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15
February
2023
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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31
January
2023
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12:01
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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30
January
2023
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11:28
Europe/Amsterdam
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....
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03
January
2023
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12:25
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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2022
16
December
2022
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15:13
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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06
December
2022
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16:48
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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02
December
2022
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14:44
Europe/Amsterdam
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....
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09
November
2022
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09:31
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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07
November
2022
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13:52
Europe/Amsterdam
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.
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28
October
2022
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07:18
Europe/Amsterdam
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....
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27
October
2022
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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25
October
2022
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15:14
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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18
October
2022
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15:22
Europe/Amsterdam
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.
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07
October
2022
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16:57
Europe/Amsterdam
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...
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06
October
2022
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15:23
Europe/Amsterdam
The business world, logistics sector and, above all, travellers choose for KLM, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Netherlands partly on account of the many destinations served via the hub. This sprawling network is now under pressure due to the Dutc...
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03
October
2022
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12:01
Europe/Amsterdam
KLM and Transavia share data on passengers placed on the No Fly List for disruptive behaviour on board or on the ground, since 29 September. Both airlines will ban unruly passengers for five years, regardless of which airline operated the flight in q...
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28
September
2022
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15:03
Europe/Amsterdam
On commencement of the winter schedule (28 October 2022 through 25 March 2023), KLM’s network will embrace a total of 163 destinations: 92 European and 71 intercontinental. The new destinations taken up in the network are Nantes in France, Rovaniemi ...
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16
September
2022
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11:59
Europe/Amsterdam
Schiphol has again announced that it will be introducing further restrictions on the number of departing passengers until October 31. It’s disappointing to ascertain that Schiphol will again be adopting these measures at such short notice. The measur...
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23
August
2022
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09:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Effective 1 September 2022, Maarten Stienen is appointed chief operating officer (COO) of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Stienen has held various posts at KLM since 1998 and is currently senior vice president of Hub Operations....
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15
August
2022
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15:53
Europe/Amsterdam
KLM and the Dutch Airline Pilots Association (VNV) have reached an agreement in principle on a new collective labour agreement (CLA), effective 1 March 2022 through 1 March 2023, for pilots covered by the CLA for KLM cockpit crew. KLM is satisfied wi...
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07
August
2022
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11:09
Europe/Amsterdam
Last night, Saturday 6 August, the Nuna 11s – the car that the Dutch Brunel Solar Team will drive in South Africa's Sasol Solar Challenge – departed Schiphol Airport for Johannesburg on a Boeing 747 freighter operated by Air France KLM Martinair Carg...
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04
August
2022
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16:17
Europe/Amsterdam
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will operate direct service between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Rovaniemi in northern Finland every Saturday from 3 December 2022 through 25 March 2023. KLM will deploy a Boeing 737-800 on this route, which can carry up to...
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