<![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://news.klm.com/ en Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:04:36 +0200 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:29:27 +0100 <![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg https://news.klm.com/ 144 Positive third quarter for KLM despite facing challenges https://news.klm.com/positive-third-quarter-for-klm-despite-facing-challenges/ https://news.klm.com/positive-third-quarter-for-klm-despite-facing-challenges/602699In the third quarter of 2023, KLM generated operational profits of €539 million against a turnover of €3.425 billion. This represents an increase in comparison with last year’s figures. Although the total number of flights operated worldwide has yet to reach pre-Covid levels, people are still keen to travel by air. Combined, these factors led to positive results. 

]]>In comparison with pre-Covid figures, capacity reached nearly 90% as a result of labour market scarcity and protracted delivery times for aircraft components. 

KLM welcomed 8.4 million passengers on board during the third quarter, which includes the summer holiday season. Similarly, Transavia carried around 2.9 million travellers. 

9M figures 

Operational profits amounted to €668 million for the first nine months of the year against a turnover of €9.058 billion. During the same period in 2022, operational profits amounted to €708 million (including €138 million under the governmental emergency job-retention scheme – NOW) against a turnover of €7.921 billion.  

Cargo demand dropped following its peak during the pandemic. Engineering & Maintenance is still experiencing worldwide supply chain problems, but is performing in line with expectations. Transavia performed very well during summer, serving to offset losses caused by fleet problems earlier this year. 

]]> Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:16:00 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/f78397dc-a211-47b9-8eec-35a937dd584c/500_boeing787-10opspl.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/f78397dc-a211-47b9-8eec-35a937dd584c/boeing787-10opspl.jpg?10000 KLM Group’s third-quarter figures https://news.klm.com/klm-groups-third-quarter-figures/ https://news.klm.com/klm-groups-third-quarter-figures/479967The process of recovery that was already visible in the second quarter continued into the third quarter. This therefore marks the first time KLM has closed a quarter with an operating profit since the start of the Covid-19 crisis nineteen months ago.

KLM Group’s operating result in the third quarter of 2021 amounted to a profit of €168 million, compared to a loss of €234 million in 2020 and a profit of €511 million in 2019. Turnover totaled €1.890 billion, compared to €1.144 billion in 2020 and €3.131 billion in 2019.

]]>With the summer holiday period from July through to the end of September, this is traditionally a strong quarter for the airline industry. Borders within Europe gradually opened up for travellers and the Caribbean part of the kingdom was assigned a green or yellow colour code by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Partly as a result of this, KLM welcomed 5.2 million passengers on board last summer, compared to 2.3 million in 2020 and 9.5 million in 2019. Transavia also reflects a positive trend. This shows that recovery has continued across the passenger business. Customers want to travel and the impact of borders opening up is directly visible in the bookings. For next winter, customers will be able to choose from 162 KLM destinations. What’s more, the range of destinations, with more emphasis on leisure, will return to its pre-Covid-19 level.

Cargo continues to perform well. Turnover rose to €467 million, representing an increase of 13%, even though market capacity was up compared to the third quarter of 2020. The maintenance division continued to suffer from the decreasing demand for third-party maintenance. Third-party turnover therefore amounted to €77 million, reflecting a decrease of 22%.

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