KLM customers who prefer a more neutral form of address when making a booking can now choose a gender-neutral alternative to the customary masculine or feminine courtesy titles. KLM has recognised a growing demand for this option among certain custom...

KLM Group generated revenues of €2,522 million in the first quarter of 2023 compared to €1,903 million in the same period last year. Although winter is the slow season for airlines, the demand for tickets remained relatively strong. People are obviou...

On 1 April 2023, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines starts a collaboration with the AeroDelft student team to work on its Project Phoenix: building a hydrogen-powered aircraft. Developing and testing a hydrogen-powered aircraft will generate important insights...

As of 17 April 2023, KLM has opened a new revolving credit facility (RCF) with a syndicate of 14 international banks. This relates to an amount of €1 billion for a term of four years, with an option to extend for a further two years. KLM is therefore...

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...

The KLM Group, Delta Air Lines, Corendon, easyJet and TUI are joining forces to take summary proceedings against the Dutch government in a bid to keep the Netherlands connected to the rest of the world via Schiphol Airport. The airlines are challengi...

Effective 1 March 2023, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will add two new members to its Board of Managing Directors, bringing the total number to five. As Chief People Officer (CPO), Miriam Kartman will be responsible for KLM's Human Resources policy, while...

KLM Group posted an operating profit of EUR 706 million on revenues of EUR 10.7 billion in 2022 with an operating margin of 6.6%. Issues during operational ramp-up prevented KLM from delivering the level of service to which customers are accustomed a...

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...

From the start of the Summer schedule 2023 on 26 March, KLM is planning to increase the frequency of flights to Greater China in response to the lifting of travel restrictions by the Chinese government. The planned increase is subject to government a...

KLM has appointed Zita Schellekens as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Sustainability & Strategy, effective 1 March 2023. This is a new position on KLM's Executive Committee. Previously Schellekens spent two and a half years as Sustainability Director...

Martinair, part of the KLM Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for four new A350F freighter aircraft. Martinair is the operating carrier for KLM Cargo. The four A350Fs emit over 40% less CO2 and make 50% less noise than their predecessors. The...

Together with Air France-KLM and Air France, the KLM Group commits to reducing its CO2 emissions by 30% per revenue tonne kilometre (RTK) by 2030, compared to base year 2019;The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved that – in complianc...

KLM and its partners – including Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AAS) and Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) – are continuing their sustainable taxiing trials. A Taxibot – a hybrid towing tractor – drove a KLM B737-700 from Schiphol central to a ...

Starting March 26th, 2023, KLM is launching a direct service to the new destination of Rennes in the west of France. The service will be operated by KLM Cityhopper. Rennes is KLM's eighth destination in France. By including Rennes in its network, KLM...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines recorded operating profits of €443 million between July and September on revenues of €3.236 billion. It achieved these results under difficult operating conditions, with both customers and employees feeling the impact....

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...

Air France-KLM today announced two major, long-term purchase agreements for a total of 1.6 million tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The agreements are binding and will apply for several years in partnership with SAF providers Neste and DG F...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is celebrating the 103rd anniversary of its founding today, an occasion traditionally accompanied by the presentation of a new Delftware miniature house. This year’s miniature is a replica of a house in a very special locatio...

KLM and Transavia share data on passengers placed on the No Fly List for disruptive behaviour on board or on the ground, since 29 September. Both airlines will ban unruly passengers for five years, regardless of which airline operated the flight in q...

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has announced that it will again drastically restrict the number of departing passengers this winter. This is simply unacceptable to KLM.Previously, airlines were required to reduce the number of local boarding passengers b...

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....

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 posted positive operating results for the fourth time in a row in the second quarter of 2022. Profits came to €262 million, compared to a €185 million loss in the same quarter last year. In the first six months of 2022, the a...

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...

René de Groot has informed KLM’s Supervisory Board that he will be stepping down as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of KLM effective 15 July, thus bidding farewell to KLM. This announcement follows his decision to take up a position with another airlin...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be repaying the final portion of €277 million of the loans secured from the Dutch government and the banks in 2020. KLM borrowed a total of €942 million from the credit facility of €3.4 billion. This repayment means that...

His Majesty, King Willem-Alexander today accorded KLM CEO Pieter Elbers the title of Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau at his farewell reception because of his tireless efforts for KLM and the airline industry in the Netherlands. The royal deco...