KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

The carrier has dropped flights to three leisure destinations this winter.

The carrier is now operating 24 flights a week to Dutch Antilles islands Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

KLM has declared that its network to the Caribbean and South America has regained its old strength now that the carrier is serving 17 destinations this summer.

VPs and Heads of Network Planning will utilise the event to focus on route development and plan for the next summer season.

The Amsterdam-based carrier is adding Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to its network.

Belarus’ national carrier has suspended service to more than half the destinations in its network.

Fresh from adding four new destinations this summer, six more are joining the Netherlands-based carrier’s network in winter.

The SkyTeam alliance member this summer expects to operate between 50% and 75% of pre-pandemic capacity on flights in Europe.

Civil unrest in Israel has prompted a number of carriers to halt flying to the country.

Dutch carrier KLM plans to equip 39 short-haul aircraft with Viasat Wi-Fi connectivity, while Norwegian regional airline Widerøe is beginning a six-month trial

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is shifting focus slightly on its Embraer E1 and E2 fleets in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The full transcript of Elbers' interview in Routes Magazine, in which he discusses the airline’s network rebuild and why sustainability remains a key focus during the recovery from COVID-19.

Wesgro managers on the Cape Town Air Access project discuss route development to the city as they vie with COVID-19.

KLM has reached an agreement with Dutch health authorities on air crew COVID-19 testing, averting the suspension of European night-stop flights and the airline’s entire long-haul network.

KLM has announced plans to cut a further 800-1,000 jobs as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue to prevent the Dutch flag-carrier’s recovery.

KLM is reviewing its long-haul routes from the Netherlands and may suspend them from Jan. 22 following the introduction of tougher measures in the country designed to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The move follows tougher travel restrictions imposed by the Dutch government.

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Network airlines with efficient hub structures will be central to the aviation industry’s recovery and lead the rebuild of long-haul traffic, according to KLM CEO Pieter Elbers.

Pieter Elbers believes the hub-and-spoke model will be crucial to the restoration of long-haul passenger traffic.

Capacity is 'regrettably' being trimmed in Europe in response to new lockdown measures.

Tougher travel restrictions imposed across parts of Europe to help curb a second wave of COVID-19 cases have forced KLM to cut its planned seat capacity and flight frequencies.

The Dutch government has given the go-ahead for a €3.4 billion ($4 billion) bailout to help KLM weather the COVID-19 crisis after a pilots union agreed to conditions set by the government, removing a last-minute obstacle to the funding.

The Dutch government has failed to approve a restructuring plan for flag-carrier KLM after unions refused to agree to make salary commitments for the duration of the planned state aid package.

From Nov. 5 UK residents are banned from non-essential international travel.