Amstelveen,
09
January
2018
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07:30
Europe/Amsterdam
Record passenger numbers for KLM in 2017
Summary
KLM welcomed a record 32.7 million passengers aboard its flights in 2017. The greatest rise was in Europe. The high passenger growth led to a record load factor of 88.4% over the year as a whole, which is 1.2% higher than in 2016.
Transavia also achieved significant passenger growth in 2017 against a higher load.
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In 2017, KLM was able to expand its network by 15 destinations to meet its customers’ needs. This brought the total number of KLM destinations to 165 worldwide. The KLM Group as a whole welcomed 41.6 million passengers aboard its flights in 2017, significantly exceeding the target of 40 million. This is a marvellous milestone and I am sincerely grateful to our passengers and our customers.
Pieter Elbers - KLM President & CEO
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At KLM Cargo, traffic fell by 0.6% over 2017, against a 0.2% decline in capacity. This caused the load factor to drop 0.3%pts. However, a positive trend has been seen in recent months and a degree of recovery in the cargo market.
The joint Air France KLM Traffic Results of december 2017 are available in the download box in this message.