Economy

Here you will find all news published on this site regarding the economy and KLM's contribution to it.

KLM has been operating out of the Netherlands for more than a century, connecting millions of people worldwide via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. These connections not only bring cultures together,

06
December
2024
| 15:04 Europe/Amsterdam

Every week, more than a million people fly from Schiphol to their destinations for vacation, work, study, or family visits. KLM plays an important role in this. Our carefully built network makes the Netherlands one of the best-connected

05
December
2024
| 09:00 Europe/Amsterdam

The expectation is that the cabinet will soon make a decision about the future of Schiphol. Due to the importance for our millions of customers, for KLM as a major employer, and for Dutch society, KLM CEO Marjan Rintel has sent an open

31
October
2024
| 14:04 Europe/Amsterdam

Schiphol will become the second most expensive airport in Europe, as it raises its fees by 41% in the coming year. This increase comes on top of the 40% tariff increase over the past three years. This has major implications for both

04
September
2024
| 16:43 Europe/Amsterdam

KLM has kept the Netherlands strongly connected to the rest of the world for over 100 years. That is important for the Dutch economy. KLM wants to operate in balance with the surroundings and takes its responsibility to limit noise

19
June
2024
| 16:00 Europe/Amsterdam

• The Group generates 1.9% of French GDP and 2.3% of Dutch GDP; 

• An estimated 552,570 jobs in France and 267,996 jobs in the Netherlands depend directly or indirectly on Air France-KLM; 

• For each job created by Air France-KLM in

10
January
2024
| 10:45 Europe/Amsterdam

2024 is all about connecting. The 160 destinations served by KLM from Schiphol make it possible to visit friends and family around the world, to do business and to discover new cultures. And we transport important goods, including

21
December
2023
| 12:25 Europe/Amsterdam

Schiphol announced today that 483,000 aircraft movements will be possible in 2024, subject to certain conditions. This will make it possible for KLM to continue its recovery after the extremely difficult period during the pandemic. We

01
September
2023
| 13:44 Europe/Amsterdam

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

01
November
2013
| 14:00 Europe/Amsterdam

As of today, and following the successful launch of Economy Comfort on KLM’s Intercontinental and B737 Europe fleets, Economy Comfort is now available on all of KLM Cityhopper’s Embraer 190 and Fokker 70 aircraft flown to all European

22
October
2012
| 09:24 Europe/Amsterdam

Passengers can customise their journey by choosing more seating comfort

07
December
2009
| 01:00 Europe/Amsterdam

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today festively launched its new Economy Comfort zone with a spectacular ‘gliding act’ performed by the magician Ramana at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Ramana’s act ties in with KLM’s new advertising campaign ‘Choose