KLM today announced its intention to appoint Bas Brouns as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Managing Director of KLM, effective 24 April 2024. He succeeds Erik Swelheim, who will step down at the 2024 shareholders’ meeting at the end of his current …

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today announced that its Supervisory Board has approved the proposed appointment of Wiebe Draijer as its chairman. The appointment is made on the recommendation of the works council. Mr Draijer’s appointment is subject to …

In Europe borders on the ground have gone, but not in the air.Pilots currently have to fly thousands of extra kilometers through fragmented airspace in Europe.A route between Amsterdam and Geneva is 120 km longer than it needs to be, for example.

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 …

During the KLM World Deal Weeks (from 29 August to 16 September), KLM will double any amount paid by passengers departing from The Netherlands should they choose to compensate for their share in the CO2 emissions for their flight through the …

KLM is pleased to announce its latest digital service on the Google Assistant. Google launched its Dutch version of the Google Assistant today. Customers can now search easily for KLM flights by giving spoken instructions in Dutch. KLM is once again …

Arnold Neuhaus (Grandpa Nol) recently turned 90. His great-grandson, Jagger, teamed up with KLM to surprise Arnold with the flight of a lifetime.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) today announced the launch of a unique partnership aimed at improving airline operations worldwide by driving growth, accelerating innovation, and streamlining operations, to meet the …

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the South African airline kulula.com today announced that they have signed a codeshare agreement to expand both airlines’ network.

KLM today signed a 665 million euros standby revolving credit facility with 12 international banks, finalizing the early refinancing of its credit facility, which was due to mature in July 2020.

Starting today, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is flying to Växjö, Sweden every day and does so as sustainable as possible. This means KLM not only purchases sustainable biojet fuel for the route, it also compensates the total remaining carbon …

As of today, KLM will be flying directly to the Brazilian destination of Fortaleza. At 12:50 hours, the inaugural flight departed from Schiphol bound for the coastal city in northeast Brazil. KLM will operate three flights a week* to this new …

On Saturday, KLM Cityhopper (KLC) took delivery of its 49th Embraer, which will be the last of its type to arrive for the time being. The new E175+ bearing registration PH-EXZ touched down at Schiphol on Saturday, 28 April. The aircraft forms part …

Starting 1 October 2018, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will serve sustainable coffee from Douwe Egberts on all flights, both to European and to intercontinental destinations. Delicious, high-quality coffee is important to KLM passengers. The two Dutch …

Starting today, KLM will serve special wines in World Business Class. The bottles bear labels depicting paintings from Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. Reflecting the theme of Spring, the five paintings were produced by well-known Dutch painters of …

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has contracted the JAMCO Group of Japan to supply new World Business Class seats for eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner aircraft, to be delivered from next year. KLM is the first customer to order JAMCO’s new …

Today, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines welcomed its twelfth Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with the registration PH-BHO, at Schiphol Airport. This morning the aircraft arrived from Seattle (USA). It will bear the name Orchidee – Dutch …

Today, KLM is launching “The Journey,” an English-language podcast in which passengers talk about a journey that has changed their lives. KLM is the first airline that uses a podcast to display the power of travelling. Every episode will …

KLM Cityhopper (KLC) will add three new Embraers to its fleet during the coming weeks. The first – an E175+, registration PH-EXW – touched down at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol yesterday evening. Saturday will see the arrival of another …

Tuesday, March 6, 2018, the ‘Bottle of warmth’ campaign of KLM was introduced on social media and other online channels in China. This campaign takes full consideration of Chinese people’s drinking habits, embodying …

Earlier today, Monday, 26 February at 16:30 hours, KLM flight KL854 landed at Schiphol carrying the Dutch athletes who competed at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. This “medal flight” was given a very special welcome.

On Saturday, 24 February, KLM Cityhopper welcomed the latest Embraer E175+, bearing registration PH-EXU, and the latest Embraer 190, bearing registration PH-EXV, at Schiphol. This brings the total number of Embraer aircraft in the KLC fleet to 45.

KLM has completed a record year, as can be seen in its staff profit-sharing scheme. As a result of the strong annual figures, presented last Friday, profit-sharing was higher than ever. A total of EUR 170 million gross was paid out to the …