Delft University of Technology researchers are launching a study on a new way of working at Schiphol’s baggage handling halls. To conduct their research, they will be working closely with all parties involved in baggage handling. Amsterdam Airport Sc...

In the third quarter of 2023, KLM generated operational profits of €539 million against a turnover of €3.425 billion. This represents an increase in comparison with last year’s figures. Although the total number of flights operated worldwide has yet ...

KLM took note of the parliamentary letter. Without the government, KLM would not have survived the corona crisis. We are very grateful to the Netherlands for this. In unprecedented circumstances, we reached conditions aimed at preserving the connecti...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 ...

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....

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...

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...

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...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Thalys will today launch their previously announced partnership that will see KLM buying seats aboard the Thalys high-speed train for transfer passengers travelling between Schiphol and Brussels. This will allow KLM to op...

KLM offers a network covering over 170 destinations in Europe and beyond and even 700 destinations together with our partners. Want to know more about how we established it and what the importance is of our network? Check the video!  ...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will take various measures (some supplementing existing measures) to ensure that customers who book a flight with KLM get their summer holidays off to a good start, despite persistent operational challenges at Amsterdam Airpo...

Owing to a shortage of security staff at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, airport management have announced that additional measures will be required to keep the situation manageable and safe for passengers and staff during the summer peak (6 July through...

Two very special KLM flights will take off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol today, Saturday, 7 May. Flight KL0675 to Edmonton, Canada, and flight KL1713 to Porto, Portugal, have undergone the widest possible array of sustainability measures. Initiated...

The recovery that set in during the second half of 2021 continued strongly in the first quarter of 2022. During the first three months of 2022, KLM succeeded in generating positive operating results (of +€3 million) for the third consecutive quarter....

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Thalys have closed an agreement to continue developing their joint AirRail product with a view to making it more appealing to customers. The aim is to increase the number of passengers with connecting KLM flights at Amste...

With direct flights to 167 destinations, KLM is ready for summer. Between 27 March and 29 October, KLM will fly to 96 European and 71 intercontinental destinations, offering excellent choice for business and leisure travellers alike....

The Supervisory Board (SB) of KLM today announces that, after close consultation with CEO Pieter Elbers, it has established that Elbers will not enter into a third term as CEO & President of KLM as of 1 May 2023. This enables the Supervisory Board to...

A key aspect of KLM’s post-Covid-19 restructuring strategy is the further renewal of its European fleet with a new and more efficient generation of European aircraft. Today KLM announced that it has opted for the Airbus A320neo family, taking an impo...

As of today, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will reopen its United States network to European travellers, on condition that they are vaccinated and hold a negative PCR test. As of today, passengers have access to 64 weekly KLM flights to 11 destinations. ...