<![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://news.klm.com/ en Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:50:04 +0200 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:32:13 +0100 <![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg https://news.klm.com/ 144 Relatively good results for KLM in 2019 anniversary year https://news.klm.com/relatively-good-results-for-klm-in-2019-anniversary-year/ https://news.klm.com/relatively-good-results-for-klm-in-2019-anniversary-year/377834.

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KLM’s operating income amounted to EUR 853 million, with a margin of 7.7%. Owing to higher fuel costs and a challenging cargo market, this result was lower than that achieved in 2018.

Thanks to our good operating results, we were able to invest more than EUR 1.3 billion in customers, staff, fleet, digitisation, lounges and other facilities in 2019, as was the case in 2018. We also further reduced our net debt and strengthened our equity capital position. Customer satisfaction was high once more, with an average Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 41 for the year. We are proud of and deeply grateful for the loyalty of our customers. 

Our results reflect our investment in innovation and sustainability, as well as the hard work of all KLM staff. For this I thank all KLM colleagues whole-heartedly!

There is uncertainty about growth outlook at Schiphol, declining results compared to 2018 and the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, confirming once more how sensitive our industry is to geopolitical and other factors beyond our control. We must therefore continue to focus on our costs, our agility in making changes and the improvement of our margins, so that we can pursue our ambitious investment programme for the benefit of our customers and the future of our company.]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:15:00 +0100 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_klm2019-246157.png?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/klm2019-246157.png?10000 KLM third quarter results 2019 https://news.klm.com/klm-third-quarter-results-2019/ https://news.klm.com/klm-third-quarter-results-2019/365004.

]]> Against a backdrop of rising costs and increasing pressure on revenues across the entire KLM Group, focusing on costs remains a top priority. This is vital in order to continue investing in the quality of our product, our people and our sustainability objectives.]]> Thu, 31 Oct 2019 07:20:00 +0100 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_paulridderhof30jun196212-782017.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/paulridderhof30jun196212-782017.jpg?10000 KLM traffic figures for August 2019 https://news.klm.com/klm-traffic-figures-for-august-2019/ https://news.klm.com/klm-traffic-figures-for-august-2019/357317KLM Royal Dutch Airlines saw passenger load factor decline slightly in August, by 0.2% to 91.6%. Traffic was up 1.5%, but lagged slightly behind a 1.8% increase in capacity. The decline in load factor was especially evident in Asia. Traffic growth was mainly achieved on European routes, with capacity and traffic declining on routes to Central and South America, Africa and the Middle East. Cargo traffic declined sharply by 5.8%, with capacity down just 0.5%, which saw load factor declining significantly by 3.5%pts to 62.3%.

]]> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 07:31:10 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_paulridderhof30jun196109-769994.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/paulridderhof30jun196109-769994.jpg?10000 First Half results 2019 Air France - KLM https://news.klm.com/first-half-results-2019-air-france---klm/ https://news.klm.com/first-half-results-2019-air-france---klm/346441Read the Air France-KLM press release here.

]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:16:00 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_afkl-tails.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/afkl-tails.jpg?10000 KLM traffic figures for June 2019 https://news.klm.com/klm-traffic-figures-for-june-2019/ https://news.klm.com/klm-traffic-figures-for-june-2019/344078KLM traffic figures improved in June, with 4.7% more passengers boarding our flights than in June last year. With traffic up 2.2% in RPK and capacity up slightly by 0.8% in ASK, our load factor rose 1.3% pts to 91.7%, compared to June 2018. The increase in passenger traffic was highest on routes to destinations in Europe and North Africa.

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]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2019 07:30:00 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_paulridderhof30jun196212-782017.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/paulridderhof30jun196212-782017.jpg?10000 KLM traffic figures for May 2019 https://news.klm.com/klm-traffic-figures-for-may-2019/ https://news.klm.com/klm-traffic-figures-for-may-2019/340484KLM’s traffic figures improved in May. We welcomed 4.6% more passengers on board than we did in the same month last year. With revenue passenger kilometres up 2.6% and available seat kilometres up 1.6%, load factor increased by 0.9% compared to May last year. The growth in passenger traffic was mainly driven by destinations in Europe, North Africa, North America and Asia.

]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 07:30:00 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_featured-new.png?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/featured-new.png?10000 KLM cooking star now on World Business Class menu https://news.klm.com/klm-cooking-star-now-on-world-business-class-menu/ https://news.klm.com/klm-cooking-star-now-on-world-business-class-menu/337379From January 2020, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will serve World Business Class passengers a dish created by KLM Captain Folkert Stikvoort. He is the winner of the KLM Cooking Contest, as selected by a panel of six judges headed by three-star Michelin chef Jonnie Boer.

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Eight finalists, all of whom were cockpit and cabin crew, battled it out in this third edition of the KLM Cooking Contest. Folkert Stikvoort’s winning dish will be served to World Business Class passengers from January 2020, probably for a period of three months.

The panel of judges included Roel Verwiel, head of the panel and chairman of KLM Foodies; Jonnie Boer, chef at the Librije; Bart van Olphen, cooking book writer and founder of sustainable fish brand Fishtales; and Miriam Kartman, executive vice president of KLM Inflight Services.

Partnership with De Librije

KLM has a longstanding partnership with Jonnie en Thérèse Boer of three-star restaurant De Librije in Zwolle for World Business Class meals and the selection of appropriate wines. Jonnie en Thérèse also own Librije’s Winkel, Librije’s Hotel and the cooking and wine school Librije’s Atelier.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2019 11:10:36 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg?10000 KLM traffic figures for February 2019 https://news.klm.com/klm-traffic-results-february-2019/ https://news.klm.com/klm-traffic-results-february-2019/325699Following consistent strong growth in previous months, KLM’s traffic figures flattened out in February, partly due to growth restrictions at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2019 07:30:00 +0100 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_featured-new.png?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/featured-new.png?10000 KLM extends title sponsorship of KLM Open for 2019 and 2020 https://news.klm.com/klm-extends-title-sponsorship-of-klm-open-for-2019-and-2020/ https://news.klm.com/klm-extends-title-sponsorship-of-klm-open-for-2019-and-2020/251530KLM has extended its title sponsorship of the KLM Open for two years. Harm Kreulen, Managing Director KLM The Netherlands, was proud to make this announcement on the occasion of the Golf Awards ceremony on Thursday evening in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. This means that KLM will continue to serve as the title sponsor of the biggest multi-day sports event in the Netherlands in 2019 and 2020. The KLM Open is widely recognised as the oldest tournament of the European Tour. The extension also means that at least three KLM Open editions remain on the cards. KLM has served as the title sponsor of the tournament since 2004.

]]>“It is with great pleasure that KLM is going to be linked to the KLM Open after 2018 for a further period of two years. The tournament provides a valuable platform to achieve the envisaged level of ‘KLM exposure’ and presents a great opportunity for us to welcome a large number of business relations. The year 2019 promises to be an exceptional one, especially since KLM will be celebrating its 100th anniversary and the Dutch Open will be held for the 100th time. These are unique, remarkable milestones that matter,” says Harm Kreulen.

KLM Open Tournament Director Daan Slooter: “The partnership between the Dutch Open and KLM is one of the longest-standing cooperative relationships in the history of Dutch sport and the European Tour. We are extremely pleased with KLM’s commitment to continue to serve as the title sponsor up to and including 2020.”

The 2018 KLM Open is set to be held from 13 through 16 September 2018 and will be played for the third and last time at “The Dutch” golf course in Spijk (Municipality of Lingewaal). KLM and promoter TIG Sports are currently in discussion with various parties about the further details of the forthcoming tournaments in 2019 and 2020, including the choice of golf course.

 

 

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