KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

By David Casey
ASL Airlines France, which specialises in flights between France and North Africa, will tomorrow open a new domestic scheduled passenger route.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
KLM plans to further expand its European and intercontinental flying in the coming months, restoring connectivity to 78% of the destinations it originally intended to serve this summer.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European carriers are taking the first steps towards restoring parts of their flight schedules, after the COVID-19 pandemic left most carriers grounding virtually their entire fleets.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
SkyTeam member KLM is restarting seven routes that were suspended in compliance with COVID-19-related travel restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
KLM is resuming routes to an additional eight destinations as it begins to restore its European network.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Dutch government plans to provide €2-4 billion ($2.2-4.4 billion) in COVID-19 crisis-related financial assistance to KLM, following on France’s pledged €7 billion to help Air France and the Air France-KLM group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Dutch flag-carrier KLM is combining with the Netherlands government and health technology conglomerate Royal Philips in creating a “cargo air bridge” for essential medical supplies from China to Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Routes Content Team
The latest news and airline schedule changes as carriers across the world react to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Ryanair expects “the majority” of its fleet will be grounded while Finnair and SAS are among the latest airlines to stop almost all flights. Air France is also grounding its entire Airbus A380 fleet and KLM its entire Boeing 747 fleet.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Norwegian and Air France are altering their networks in response to the demand slump caused by the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Air France has moved to fill a gap in the market left by the collapse of its former commercial partner Jet Airways.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The Dutch carrier stopped using Iran/Iraq airspace on Jan. 8, when a Boeing 737-800 was shot down over Tehran.
Airports & Networks

By Bradley Perrett
China Southern Airlines will maintain deep cooperation with Skyteam members after leaving the alliance at year’s end.
Air Transport

By David Casey
This week: Air France-KLM drops Virgin Atlantic deal plans; Ryanair to close two bases; Transavia to start Brussels service; codeshare agreed between Gulf Air and Middle East Airlines and more.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
An expanded transatlantic joint venture between Delta Air Lines, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic has been given final approval by the US Department of Transportation. The airlines claim the new partnership would offer “the most comprehensive route network, convenient flight schedules, competitive fares and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits”.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
After being denied in its quest to form a joint venture with LATAM Airlines Group and American Airlines – and then seeing rival Delta Air Lines take a stake in LATAM – International Airlines Group is strengthening its position on transatlantic services to South America with the acquisition of Air Europa. Routesonline looks at the current state of play on Europe – Latin America routes.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Air France-KLM and China Eastern's joint venture is to be enlarged to include Virgin Atlantic. As well as the new partnership, it has also been confirmed that regional airline Flybe, which was acquired earlier this year by a consortium that includes Virgin Atlantic, will re-brand as Virgin Connect.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
In the second of a three-part feature, Routesonline takes a closer look at the organisations shortlisted in three categories of the World Routes Awards 2019.
Airports & Networks

By Ellie Wells
Following a record-breaking number of votes, more than 30 organisations and ten individuals have been recognised for their outstanding achievements.
Airports & Networks

By Routes Marketing Team
Senior network planners from over 125 of the world’s leading airlines will be accepting meeting requests when scheduling opens on Wednesday 10 July.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Reporting live from the Paris Air Show, Routesonline brings you the latest news and aircraft orders from Le Bourget.
Airports & Networks

By Nigel Mayes
This week: KLM picks up former Jet Airways route; Philippines AirAsia expands Cebu network; and SAS returns to Luxembourg.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
This week: Air Mauritius takes delivery of A330neo; AirAsia still keen on Vietnamese LCC; Norwegian delays aircraft deliveries; Ryanair starts Charleroi connecting service and more.
Airports & Networks