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                        <title>AIR FRANCE KLM - December 2012 Traffic Results</title>
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	&nbsp;- <strong>Passenger: </strong>stable activity and slight rise in load factor to 81.8%<br />
	-&nbsp;<strong>Cargo:</strong> 1.2 point decline in load factor to 66.9%</p>
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	<strong>Over KLM</strong><br />
	De Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij is in 1919 opgericht en de oudste, nog onder haar oorspronkelijke naam opererende, luchtvaartmaatschappij ter wereld. In 2004 fuseerden Air France en KLM tot AIR FRANCE KLM. Zo ontstond een sterke Europese luchtvaartgroep, gebaseerd op twee krachtige merken en hubs, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol en Parijs Charles de Gaulle. Met behoud van eigen identiteit richt de groep zich op 3 kernactiviteiten: vervoer van passagiers, vracht en vliegtuigonderhoud.</p>
<p>
	In Nederland vormt KLM de kern van de KLM Groep waar ook KLM cityhopper en transavia.com deel van uitmaken. KLM bedient al haar bestemmingen met een moderne vloot en is met ruim 33.000 medewerkers wereldwijd actief. Een speler die voorop staat in de luchtvaartindustrie, met een betrouwbare operatie, die met bezieling en op een duurzame manier innoveert in klantgerichte producten.</p>
<p>
	KLM is lid van SkyTeam, de luchtvaartalliantie die een wereldwijd netwerk aanbiedt aan al haar klanten. Het netwerk van KLM verbindt alle belangrijke economische regio&rsquo;s in de wereld met Nederland en is daarmee een stimulans voor de economie.</p>
<p>
	<strong>Over SkyTeam</strong><br />
	SkyTeam is een wereldwijde luchtvaartalliantie die de klanten van de aangesloten luchtvaartmaatschappijen een uitgebreid wereldwijd netwerk biedt met meer bestemmingen, meer frequenties en meer verbindingen. Passagiers kunnen bij alle SkyTeam Member airlines frequent flyer Miles sparen en besteden. De SkyTeam Member airlines bieden hun klanten meer dan 490 lounges wereldwijd.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/skyteam" target="_blank">skyteam-facebook &nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/skyteam" target="_blank">skyteam-youtube</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Passenger</strong><br />December 2012 was perturbed by severe weather conditions, notably in North America. As a result, traffic was stable for a 0.4% reduction in capacity. The load factor stood at 81.8% (+0.3 points). The number of passengers amounted to 5.99 millions (-2.0%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) was up relative to December 2012.</p><ul><li>On the Americas network capacity was reduced by 0.9% for stable traffic (-0.1%). The load factor stood at 87.4% (+0.7 points) underpinned by the Latin American network.</li><li>The Asia network was dynamic with a rise in traffic of 5.0%. With capacity up by only 3.7%, the load factor rose by 1 point to 84.1%.</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network saw a 0.5% rise in traffic for stable capacity. The load factor stood at 82.4% (+0.3 point).</li><li>On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, capacity declined by 6.1% and traffic by 6.3%. The load factor declined by 0.2 points to 83.1%.</li><li>On the European network capacity was reduced by 1.0% with traffic down 2.0%. The load factor declined by 0.8 points to 70.2%.</li></ul><p>For 2012 as a whole, traffic was up by 2.1% for just a 0.6% increase in capacity, leading to a 1.2 point improvement in the load factor to 83.1%. All the networks saw an increase in load factor.</p><p><strong>Cargo</strong><br />The group continued to adjust its full-freighter capacity. In total, the reduction in capacity and traffic stood at 4.0% and 5.7% respectively. The load factor declined by 1.2 points to 66.9%. Unit revenue per available tonne kilometre (RATK) ex-currency was slightly down relative to the level of December 2011.&nbsp;<br /><br />For 2012 as a whole, capacity was down 3.5% for traffic down 6.3% leading to a 1.9 point reduction in the load factor to 64.5%.</p><p><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>Air France launched a new Economy class offer on its short- and medium-haul network, with travellers being given a choice between an all-inclusive offer or a simplified offer at more attractive rates with options to add services.</li><li>KLM reinforced its relationship with the Indonesian carrier, Garuda with a code-share agreement between Singapore and Denpasar (Bali) and an deeper maintenance partnership.</li><li>On 5th December 2012 Air France welcomed its three millionth passenger on board one of its Airbus A380s. In Winter 2012-13 the company serves six destinations via A380: New York-JFK, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Tokyo-Narita and Singapore.</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[traffic,results,december,2012]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                        <title>November 2012 Traffic results</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/november-2012-traffic-results/</link>
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	- <strong>Passenger: </strong>Rise in traffic (+2.2%) and load factor (+1.5 points)<br />
	-&nbsp;<strong>Cargo: </strong>Decline in traffic in line with capacity reduction</p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>Over KLM</strong><br />
	De Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij is in 1919 opgericht en de oudste, nog onder haar oorspronkelijke naam opererende, luchtvaartmaatschappij ter wereld. In 2004 fuseerden Air France en KLM tot AIR FRANCE KLM. Zo ontstond een sterke Europese luchtvaartgroep, gebaseerd op twee krachtige merken en hubs, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol en Parijs Charles de Gaulle. Met behoud van eigen identiteit richt de groep zich op 3 kernactiviteiten: vervoer van passagiers, vracht en vliegtuigonderhoud.</p>
<p>
	In Nederland vormt KLM de kern van de KLM Groep waar ook KLM cityhopper, transavia.com en Martinair deel van uitmaken. KLM bedient al haar bestemmingen met een moderne vloot en is met ruim 33.000 medewerkers wereldwijd actief. Een speler die voorop staat in de luchtvaartindustrie, met een betrouwbare operatie, die met bezieling en op een duurzame manier innoveert in klantgerichte producten.</p>
<p>
	KLM is lid van SkyTeam, de luchtvaartalliantie die een wereldwijd netwerk aanbiedt aan al haar klanten. Het netwerk van KLM verbindt alle belangrijke economische regio&rsquo;s in de wereld met Nederland en is daarmee een stimulans voor de economie.</p>
<p>
	<strong>Over SkyTeam</strong><br />
	SkyTeam is een wereldwijde luchtvaartalliantie die de klanten van de aangesloten luchtvaartmaatschappijen een uitgebreid wereldwijd netwerk biedt met meer bestemmingen, meer frequenties en meer verbindingen. Passagiers kunnen bij alle SkyTeam Member airlines frequent flyer Miles sparen en besteden. De SkyTeam Member airlines bieden hun klanten meer dan 490 lounges wereldwijd.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/skyteam" target="_blank">skyteam-facebook</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/skyteam" target="_blank">skyteam-youtube</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Passenger business</strong><br />November 2012 saw traffic rise by 2.2% for capacity up by 0.3%, leading to a 1.5 point gain in load factor to 81.2%. The number of passengers stood at 6.0 million (+2.3%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency was higher than that of November 2011.</p><ul><li>On the Americas network, capacity was reduced by 1% whilst traffic rose 1%. The load factor stood at 85.9% (+1.7 points).</li><li>The Asia network was dynamic with a rise in both traffic and capacity of 5.4%. The load factor was stable at 82.9%.</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network recorded a 2.1% rise in traffic while capacity was up 0.7%. The load factor gained 1.1 point to 78.1%.</li><li>On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, the sharp reduction in capacity (-6.7%) exceeded the decline in traffic (-3.2%) leading to a 3.1 point rise in the load factor to 86.3%.&nbsp;</li><li>On the European network, the application of the Winter season program led to a reduction in capacity, notably on the European network and in regional bases. In total, capacity increased just by 0.3%; with traffic up by 3.5%, the load factor improved by 2.2 points to 72.3%.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br /><strong>Cargo business</strong><br />The group continues to adjust its full freighter program. Capacity was reduced by 5.2%, while traffic declined by 5.4%. The load factor was virtually stable at 68.1% (-0.2 points). Unit revenue per available tonne kilometer (RATK) ex-currency was stable compared with November 2011.</p><p><br /><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>Air France-KLM continues to develop its long-haul network: since 29th October, KLM operates three weekly flights, serviced by Airbus A330-200 to Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. Air France announced its intention to reinforce the Tokyo route with the launch of an additional daily flight to Tokyo-Haneda as of Summer 2014, when new slots will be allocated for intercontinental flights.</li><li>Air France inaugurated ZEPHYR, a new reactor test-bench at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. With an investment of 43 million euros, this new installation will allow the testing of 300 engines per annum, offering an optimum service to clients both in terms of process and cost.</li><li>SkyTeam exceeded the level of 1,000 destinations served by its member airlines in 187 countries following the integration of the Chinese carrier, Xiamen Airlines, 19th member of the alliance. This company strengthens the number one position occupied by SkyTeam in Greater China by adding three new hubs - Xiamen, Fuzhou and Hangzhou &ndash; combined with a dense domestic network and a rapidly developing international reach.</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[traffic,results,november,2012]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                        <title>AFKL October 2012 Traffic results</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/october-2012-traffic-results/</link>
                        <guid>https://nieuws.klm.com/october-2012-traffic-results/</guid><pp:caseid>3304</pp:caseid><pp:summary><![CDATA[<p>
	-<strong> Passenger:</strong> decline in capacity (-0.6%) and slowdown in traffic (-2.0%) but rise in unit revenues ex currency<br />
	-&nbsp;<strong>Cargo</strong>:&nbsp; capacity adapted to traffic levels</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<em>In order to facilitate year on year comparison passenger data has been restated to include the passenger business of Martinair.</em></p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>Over KLM</strong><br />
	De Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij is in 1919 opgericht en de oudste, nog onder haar oorspronkelijke naam opererende, luchtvaartmaatschappij ter wereld. In 2004 fuseerden Air France en KLM tot AIR FRANCE KLM. Zo ontstond een sterke Europese luchtvaartgroep, gebaseerd op twee krachtige merken en hubs, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol en Parijs Charles de Gaulle. Met behoud van eigen identiteit richt de groep zich op 3 kernactiviteiten: vervoer van passagiers, vracht en vliegtuigonderhoud.</p>
<p>
	In Nederland vormt KLM de kern van de KLM Groep waar ook KLM cityhopper, transavia.com en Martinair deel van uitmaken. KLM bedient al haar bestemmingen met een moderne vloot en is met ruim 33.000 medewerkers wereldwijd actief. Een speler die voorop staat in de luchtvaartindustrie, met een betrouwbare operatie, die met bezieling en op een duurzame manier innoveert in klantgerichte producten.</p>
<p>
	KLM is lid van SkyTeam, de luchtvaartalliantie die een wereldwijd netwerk aanbiedt aan al haar klanten. Het netwerk van KLM verbindt alle belangrijke economische regio&rsquo;s in de wereld met Nederland en is daarmee een stimulans voor de economie.</p>
<p>
	<strong>Over SkyTeam</strong><br />
	SkyTeam is een wereldwijde luchtvaartalliantie die de klanten van de aangesloten luchtvaartmaatschappijen een uitgebreid wereldwijd netwerk biedt met meer bestemmingen, meer frequenties en meer verbindingen. Passagiers kunnen bij alle SkyTeam Member airlines frequent flyer Miles sparen en besteden. De SkyTeam Member airlines bieden hun klanten meer dan 490 lounges wereldwijd.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/skyteam" target="_blank">skyteam-facebook</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/skyteam" target="_blank">skyteam-youtube</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Passenger business</strong><br />October 2012 was marked by a decline in business traffic in the French market. Traffic was down by 2.0% for capacity down 0.6%. The load factor gave up 1.2 points to 82.7%. The number of passengers amounted to 6.74 million (-0.5%). Nevertheless, unit revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) was higher than in October 2011</p><ul><li>The Americas network, and particularly North America, performed satisfactorily in spite of hurricane Sandy. Capacity was reduced by 3.4% and traffic by 3.3%. The load factor was stable at 88.8% (+0.1%). &nbsp;</li><li>The Asia network recorded a 1.4% decline in traffic for capacity up 1.0%. The load factor declined by 2.1 points to 85.2%.</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network recorded stable traffic (+0.2%) for capacity up 0.8%. The load factor declined by 0.5 points to 79.8%.&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic was down 8.9% for capacity reduced by 6.4%. The load factor declined 2.2 points to 80.7%.</li><li>&nbsp;On the European network traffic rose by 1.7% for capacity up 3.8% on the back of the effect of the regional bases. The load factor declined by 1.5 points to 74.2%.</li></ul><p><strong>Cargo business</strong><br />The group continued to adjust its full-freighter schedule. In consequence, traffic (-6.7%) declined less than capacity (-7.1%). The load factor improved slightly to 66.6% (+0.3 points). Unit revenue per available tonne kilometre (RATK) declined relative to October 2011.</p><p><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>Air France-KLM continues to develop its long-haul network, with three new routes for the Summer 2013 program: Paris-Minneapolis (United States), Paris-Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Amsterdam-Fukuoka (Japan).</li><li>As of 28th October 2012, Air France, KLM and Etihad Airways have extended the choice of schedules and destinations available to their customers with the signature of a code-sharing agreement. In addition to the Paris-Charles de Gaulle-Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi routes, this agreement gives access to five new destinations for Air France to KLM passengers in Asia and Australia, as well as 10 European destinations to Etihad passengers on flights operated by Air France and KLM.</li><li>As of 1st October 2012, Air France customers at Paris-Charles de Gaulle benefit from a simplified transit within the airport&rsquo;s most modern infrastructures. The international activity is henceforth centered at Terminal 2E, while terminal 2F is exclusively dedicated to the European (Schengen) flights of Air France and its SkyTeam alliance partners. Finally, the regional airlines (Brit Air, Regional, Airlinair) now operate out of 2G<br />&nbsp;</li></ul><p><em>(*) At the right side of this page you can download in PDF format the complete overview</em></p>]]></description><category><![CDATA[october,2012,traffic,results]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                        <title>Financial Year 2012 - Quarter July-September 2012 </title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/financial-year-2012-quarter-july-september-2012/</link>
                        <guid>https://nieuws.klm.com/financial-year-2012-quarter-july-september-2012/</guid><pp:caseid>3168</pp:caseid><pp:summary><![CDATA[<p>
	- Operating result of 506 million euros (397 million euros at 30th September 2011)<br />
	-&nbsp;Good improvement in passenger activity but deterioration in cargo<br />
	-&nbsp;Revenues of 7.2 billion euros (+6%)<br />
	-&nbsp;Ongoing reduction in unit costs at constant currency and fuel price</p>
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	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<strong>OUTLOOK</strong><br />
	- Unchanged objectives of second half operating result above last year&rsquo;s level and reduction in net debt</p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>Over KLM</strong><br />
	De Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij is in 1919 opgericht en de oudste, nog onder haar oorspronkelijke naam opererende, luchtvaartmaatschappij ter wereld. In 2004 fuseerden Air France en KLM tot AIR FRANCE KLM. Zo ontstond de sterkste Europese luchtvaartgroep, gebaseerd op twee krachtige merken en hubs, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol en Parijs Charles de Gaulle. Met behoud van eigen identiteit worden drie kernactiviteiten geco&ouml;rdineerd: vervoer van passagiers, vracht en vliegtuigonderhoud.</p>
<p>
	In Nederland vormt KLM de kern van de KLM Groep waar ook KLM cityhopper en transavia.com deel van uitmaken. KLM bedient 135 bestemmingen met een moderne vloot van 157 vliegtuigen en is met ruim 33.000 medewerkers wereldwijd actief. Een speler die voorop staat in de luchtvaartindustrie, met een betrouwbare operatie, die met bezieling en op een duurzame manier innoveert in klantgerichte producten.</p>
<p>
	KLM is lid van SkyTeam, de luchtvaartalliantie die een netwerk biedt van 926 bestemmingen in 173 landen. Het netwerk van KLM verbindt alle belangrijke economische regio&rsquo;s in de wereld met Nederland en is daarmee een stimulans voor de economie.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a></p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<strong>Over SkyTeam</strong><br />
	SkyTeam is een wereldwijde luchtvaartalliantie die de klanten van de aangesloten luchtvaartmaatschappijen een uitgebreid wereldwijd netwerk biedt met meer bestemmingen, meer frequenties en meer verbindingen. Passagiers kunnen bij alle SkyTeam Member airlines frequent flyer Miles sparen en besteden. De SkyTeam Member airlines bieden hun klanten meer dan 490 lounges wereldwijd. De vijftien airlines zijn: Aeroflot, Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, TAROM en Vietnam Airlines. SkyTeam biedt haar 487 miljoen passagiers per jaar een wereldwijd systeem met ruim 14.500 dagelijkse vluchten naar 926 bestemmingen in 173 landen.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/" target="_blank">Skyteam&nbsp;</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/skyteam" target="_blank">Facebook &nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/skyteam" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p>The Board of Directors of Air France-KLM, chaired by Jean-Cyril Spinetta, met on 30th October to examine the accounts for third quarter 2012.&nbsp;</p><p>The group realised a satisfactory third quarter across all its businesses with the exception of cargo. In passenger, the limited capacity increase in the industry led to an improvement in unit revenues, which, for the group, were also helped by a positive foreign exchange effect due to the depreciation of the euro versus other currencies. On the other hand, the cargo business continued to deteriorate over the quarter. As previously indicated, measures undertaken in the context of the plan Transform 2015 are starting to have a significant impact on costs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>(!) on the right side of this page you can download the complete overview of the </em><em>Financial Year 2012 - Quarter July-September 2012</em><em>&nbsp;document (PDF).</em></p>]]></description><category><![CDATA[financial,2012,july,september]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                        <title>September 2012 Traffic</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/september-2012-traffic/</link>
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	- <strong>Passenger:</strong> rise in traffic (+0.9%) and unit revenue ex-currency<br />
	- <strong>Cargo</strong>: capacity adjustment (-4.5%) limits decline in load factor (-1.4 point)</p>
<p>
	&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<em>In order to facilitate year on year comparison, passenger data has been restated to include the business of Martinair.&nbsp;</em></p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	About KLM</p>
<p>
	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands names and hubs &mdash;Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identities &mdash; passenger transport, cargo, transport, and aircraft maintenance.</p>
<p>
	In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM cityhopper and transavia.com. KLM serves 135 destinations using a modern fleet of 157 aircraft and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, which offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>
	KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region around the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the Dutch economy.</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Passenger business</strong><br />In September 2012, traffic rose by 0.9% for capacity up by 0.8%. The load factor therefore remained stable at 85.2% (+0.1 point). The number of passengers amounted to 6.91 million (+0.5%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency increased relative to September 2011.</p><ul><li>On the Americas network, capacity was up 0.7%, with a 1.5% rise in traffic and a load factor up 0.8 points to 91.0%.&nbsp;</li><li>The Asia network recorded a 1.1% rise in traffic for capacity up by 1.7%. The load factor declined by 0.6 points to 88.3%.</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network recorded declines in traffic and capacity of 1.9% and 2.7% respectively. The load factor, at 83.5%, was up by 0.7 points.</li><li>On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic was down 3.3% and capacity by 3.7%. The load factor gained 0.3 points to 76.9%.</li><li>The European network saw a 3.0% rise in traffic for capacity up by 3.9% under the effect of the provincial bases. The load factor declined by 0.7 points to 77.5%.<br />&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Cargo business</strong><br />The group continued to adjust its full-freighter schedule, leading to a 4.5% reduction in capacity. Traffic declined by 6.6%, with a 1.4 point deterioration in the load factor to 63.2%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency was lower than in September 2011.</p><p><br /><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>The group announced its Winter 2012-13 schedule, effective on 28th October. In line with the Transform 2015 plan, the group has opted to stabilize capacity relative to Winter 2011-12, with a 0.5% increase on long haul and a 0.5% reduction on medium-haul. This minimal rise on long-haul reflects a reduction in capacity to North America and the Middle East and a slight increase to Asia and Africa.&nbsp;</li><li>Air France confirmed it will invest several hundred million euros to reposition its product and services at the highest level within the industry. On its medium-haul network, the company will introduce a new catering offer in Business and Premium Economy during the upcoming Winter season. In world premiere, the company will deploy, during 2013, a complimentary digital press service. This innovation will allow all passengers to upload daily press on their tablets and smartphones before boarding their flight. Finally as from 2014, the La Premi&egrave;re and Business cabins on board the Company&rsquo;s Boeing 777 aircraft will be progressively redesigned.</li><li>The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the main international index evaluating companies on their performance in terms of sustainable development, has once again ranked Air France-KLM air transport leader for the year 2012, for the 8th year running. Thanks to its performance, the group is also leader of the broader &lsquo;Transport and leisure&rsquo; sector. This distinction ranks the 19 most responsible companies in the world, each in their own sector of activity.</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[september,2012,traffic,results]]></category>
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                        <title>KLM Winterdienstregeling 2012-2013</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/klm-winterdienstregeling-2012-2013/</link>
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	Gezien het onzekere economische klimaat, heeft de Air France-KLM Groep besloten om voor het winterschema voor 2012-13 (van 28/10/2012 tot 23/03/2012) de capaciteitsgroei* te stabiliseren in vergelijking met de winter van 2011-12, met een toename van +0.5% in de langeafstands markt en -0.5% in de middellangeafstands markt.</p>
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	KLM stabiliseert de capaciteit* deze winter: +0,4 % in de langeafstands markt en -1,3 % in de middellangeafstands markt.</p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	About KLM</p>
<p>
	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands names and hubs &mdash;Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identities &mdash; passenger transport, cargo, transport, and aircraft maintenance.</p>
<p>
	In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM cityhopper and transavia.com. KLM serves 135 destinations using a modern fleet of 157 aircraft and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, which offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>
	KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region around the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the Dutch economy.</p>
<p>
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]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>KLM</strong><br />Met het openen van Lusaka en Luanda in het voorjaar van 2012, en Harare in oktober 2012, biedt KLM de passagier drie nieuwe intercontinentale bestemmingen in de winterdienstregeling.</p><p>Naast deze veranderingen in het bestemmingenportfolio ligt de aandacht enerzijds op het aanpassen van de ingezette KLM capaciteit op seizoensschommelingen in de marktvraag, en anderzijds op het versterken en waar mogelijk uitbreiden van de samenwerking met partners.</p><p><br /><strong>Europa, uitbreiding Noordwest Europa</strong><br />KLM zet de in de zomer ingezette focus op Noordwest Europa door met uitbreiding van het aantal dagelijkse vluchten op Luxemburg, Kristiansand en Stavanger in Noorwegen en Neurenberg in Duitsland. Verder heeft KLM vanaf september 2012 de route Lyon-Amsterdam overgenomen van Air France en heeft Air France de route Marseille-Amsterdam overgenomen van KLM.</p><p>In Oost-Europa zet KLM, na de succesvolle start van de Joint Venture met Ukraine International in de zomer, de uitbreiding van het aantal dagelijkse frequenties op Kiev van &eacute;&eacute;n naar twee door in de winter. Op Praag breidt KLM het aantal dagelijkse vluchten uit van drie naar vier.</p><p><strong>Noord-Amerika, consolidatie met partners</strong><br />Samen met Delta Air Lines, partner in de Transatlantische Joint Venture, consolideert KLM haar marktpositie tussen Noord-Amerika en Europa. Tegen de achtergrond van een seizoensgebonden vraag en aanhoudend hoge brandstofprijzen zal Miami deze winter niet terugkeren in de KLM dienstregeling. Net als in vorige winter wordt de bediening van Dallas-Forth Worth opgeschort tot de zomer.</p><p>Op Atlanta, de grootste hub van Delta Air Lines, wordt komende winter de capaciteit fors uitgebreid. Samen met Delta Air Lines groeit het frequentieniveau van veertien naar negentien maal per week. Ook de andere hubs blijven onverminderd bediend om maximale connectiviteit met de Amerikaanse markt te waarborgen. De klant kan tweemaal per dag naar Minneapolis tweemaal en driemaal per dag naar Detroit . Op New York biedt KLM samen met Delta Air Lines de klant 26 vluchten per week, waarvan driemaal per dag op John F Kennedy en vijfmaal per week op Newark.</p><p>In West-Canada/Alberta wordt de capaciteit op Calgary uitgebreid van vier- naar vijfmaal per week. Samen met partner WestJet wordt de gehele Canadese markt verder ontsloten; het aantal bestemmingen dat KLM met haar code in deze markt aanbiedt, groeit van vijftien naar vijfentwintig.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><br /><p><strong>Midden en Zuid-Amerika, inzet van effici&euml;ntere vloot</strong><br />Op verschillende routes in Midden en Zuid-Amerika wordt de MD-11 vervangen door brandstof effici&euml;ntere toestellen. Passagiers reizen met ingang van de winterdienst op de dagelijkse vluchten van en naar Panama in een Boeing 777 in plaats van een MD-11. Op de vluchten van en naar het Nederlandse deel van het Caribische gebied wordt naast de Boeing 747 voor het eerst ook de Airbus A330 ingezet als vervanger van de MD-11. Het aantal frequenties per week bedraagt dertien, met daarnaast extra vluchten voor en na de kerstvakantie. Reizigers kunnen net als deze zomer driemaal per week van en naar Havana vliegen.</p><p>In Zuid-Amerika vervangt de Boeing 747 de MD-11 op de vluchten van en naar Paramaribo. Een extra vierde vlucht wordt uitgevoerd in december en januari om aan de extra vraag te voldoen. Daarbuiten bedraagt het aantal wekelijkse frequenties drie.</p><p>Het aantal frequenties van en naar Ecuador wordt verder vergroot naar vijf per week, een toename van twee ten opzichte van vorig winterseizoen. Het aantal wekelijkse frequenties naar Rio de Janeiro wordt uitgebreid naar vier.</p><p>In samenwerking met Braziliaanse partner Gol wordt via Rio de Janeiro een groot aantal bestemmingen in Brazili&euml; en de rest van Zuid-Amerika aangeboden.<br />Op de dagelijkse dienst naar Lima wordt de capaciteit uitgebreid door de inzet van de Boeing 777-300 driemaal per week, met 425 stoelen het grootste vliegtuigtype in de KLM-vloot.</p><p><strong>Afrika, gebalanceerde groei</strong><br />Afrika heeft een grote groei doorgemaakt in het afgelopen jaar. Naast de nieuw toegevoegde bestemmingen Luanda en Lusaka zal deze winter gevlogen worden op Harare. KLM zal de hoofdstad van Zimbabwe driemaal per week aandoen in combinatie met Lusaka.</p><p>Het frequentieniveau op de overige bestemmingen zal in zekere mate aangepast worden op de seizoensschommelingen van de vraag. Zo zal de route Entebbe-Kigali een frequentie teruggaan in de winter en zullen twee maal per week extra directe vluchten naar Kilimanjaro met middagvertrek worden aangeboden, naast de dagelijkse dienst met ochtendvertrek in combinatie met Dar Es Salaam.</p><p>Afhankelijk van de marktvraag zal de frequentie op Cairo stapsgewijs verhoogd worden. Komende winter zal KLM vier keer per week met Boeing 777-200 vliegen.</p><p>De samenwerking met Kenya Airways blijft van groot belang voor KLM&rsquo;s positie in Afrika. De tweedagelijkse Kenya Airways/KLM service op Nairobi is een belangrijke peiler om de brede portfolio van secundaire bestemmingen in Kenia en omringende landen in Oost-Afrika aan te blijven bieden.</p><p>Ook zal Kaapstad evenals voorgaande winter weer dagelijks worden aangeboden aan de passagier.</p><p><br /><strong>Midden-Oosten, koers doorzetten</strong><br />Afgelopen zomer heeft KLM een flink aantal netwerkaanpassingen in het Midden-Oosten doorgezet. Zo is het aantal frequenties op Dammam en Doha uitgebreid van vijf- naar zesmaal per week waar de tweedagelijkse service naar Dubai is teruggebracht naar dagelijks. KLM zal deze ingeslagen koers ook in de winter voortzetten. Echter, om tegemoet te komen aan de relatief sterke wintervraag, zal de dienstverlening naar Dubai in de maanden december tot maart uitgebreid worden met drie- additionele frequenties naar tienmaal per week. De structuur van de huidige cirkelvlucht op Abu Dhabi en Bahrein wordt gewijzigd. Abu Dhabi wordt vanaf de winter vijfmaal per week direct aangevlogen in beide richtingen, en Bahrein wordt vijfmaal per week aangeboden met een tussenstop in Abu Dhabi, ook in beide richtingen.</p><p><br /><strong>Azi&euml;, aanpassen capaciteit aan seizoensvraag</strong><br />Deze winter wordt door KLM het Azi&euml; netwerk verder afgestemd op de verschillen in vraag uit de markt. Deze verschillen zijn zowel seizoens als geografisch bepaald.</p><p>Op Shanghai zal een frequentie reductie plaatsvinden van twaalf naar tienmaal wekelijks.<br />Ook van en naar Tokio zal het aantal vluchten geleidelijk afnemen naar zeven wekelijkse frequenties in het hart van de winter om in maart weer te groeien naar negen.</p><p>KLM's partner China Southern Airlines breidt het aantal vluchten tussen Amsterdam en Guangzhou deze winter uit naar een dagelijkse dienst, in nauwe samenwerking met KLM.</p><p>In Zuidoost Azi&euml; breidt KLM haar capaciteit uit door driemaal per week een directe vlucht naar Kuala Lumpur vroeg in de middag toe te voegen aan de dagelijkse vluchten met avondvertrek naar Kuala Lumpur en Jakarta. Daarmee wordt de Maleisische hoofdstad in de winter tienmaal per week aangevlogen.</p><p>Op Bangkok en Taipei/Manilla zal de in de zomer ge&iuml;ntroduceerde operatie worden doorgetrokken naar de winter. Dat betekent dat zowel Bangkok en Taipei dagelijks rechtstreeks worden aangeboden en Manilla dagelijks met een tussenstop in Taipei.</p><p>Het aantal vluchten op Denpasar (Bali) zal verder worden uitgebreid naar dagelijks, via Singapore.</p><p><br /><strong>Vloot</strong><br />KLM blijft investeren in schone en effici&euml;nte vliegtuigen om optimale service aan de klant te garanderen. Met betrekking tot de middellangeafstandsvloot zullen de laatste drie Fokker 100&rsquo;s worden uitgefaseerd per start van de winter. Aan de langeafstandsvloot wordt een nieuwe Boeing 777-300 toegevoegd en zal verdere uitfasering van de MD-11 plaatsvinden.<br /><br />*uitgedrukt in ASK<br />&nbsp;</p>]]></description><category><![CDATA[winterdienstregeling,2012-2013,2012,2013]]></category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 11:08:22 +0200</pubDate>
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                        <title>AIR FRANCE KLM Traffic results August 2012</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/afkl-traffic-results-august-2012-nl/</link>
                        <guid>https://nieuws.klm.com/afkl-traffic-results-august-2012-nl/</guid><pp:caseid>2490</pp:caseid><pp:summary><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>Passenger</strong>: 0.6% rise in traffic and good progress of unit revenues ex-currency</p>
<p>
	<strong>Cargo</strong>: capacity adjustment (-5.2%) limits the decline in load factor (-1.7 point)</p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>About KLM</strong></p>
<p>
	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands names and hubs &mdash;Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identities &mdash; passenger transport, cargo, transport, and aircraft maintenance.</p>
<p>
	In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM cityhopper and transavia.com. KLM serves 135 destinations using a modern fleet of 157 aircraft and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, which offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>
	KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region around the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the Dutch economy.</p>
<p>
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]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><em>In order to facilitate year on year comparison, passenger data has been restated to include the business of Martinair.</em></p><p><strong>Passenger business</strong><br />In August 2012, traffic rose by 0.6% for capacity up by 0.6%. The load factor therefore remained stable at 85.7% (-0.1 point). The number of passengers amounted to 6.94 million (+1.4%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency increased relative to August 2011.</p><ul><li>Traffic on the Americas network was stable (-0.0%), with a slight rise in capacity (+0.8%); the load factor declined by 0.7 points to 88.8%.&nbsp;</li><li>The Asia network recorded a 2.9% rise in traffic for capacity up by 3.5%. The load factor declined by 0.5 points to 88.9%.</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network saw declines in both traffic and capacity of 2.0% and 3.6% respectively.&nbsp; The load factor of 84.8% represented a rise of 1.4 points.</li><li>On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network traffic declined by 5.1% for capacity down by 5.0%. The load factor remained stable at 84.3%.</li><li>Traffic on the European network rose by 4.2% for capacity up by 3.4% under the effect of the provincial bases. The load factor gained 0.6 points to 78.7%. &nbsp;</li></ul><p><br /><strong>Cargo business</strong><br />The group has adjusted its full-freighter flight schedule, leading to a 5.2% reduction in capacity. Traffic was down 7.8%, leading to a 1.7 point decline in the load factor to 60.6%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency was lower than in August 2011.</p><br /><p><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>KLM announced the opening of a route to Harare (Zimbabwe) as of 29th October 2012, with three weekly flights operated by Airbus A330. This new route further reinforces the group&rsquo;s presence in Africa, where three other routes have been opened in 2012: Amsterdam-Luanda (Angola), Paris-Abuja (Nigeria) and Amsterdam-Lusaka (Zambia).</li><li>Aerolineas Argentinas joined the SkyTeam Alliance on 29th August 2012. This first Latin American member of the alliance adds 40 new destinations to the SkyTeam network. Following the entry in 2011 and 2012 of China Eastern, China Airlines, Saudia, Middle-East Airlines and Aerolineas Argentinas, the majority of SkyTeam&rsquo;s 18 members are now based in high growth markets.</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[traffic,results,august,2012,af,kl,klm]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                        <title>First Half Year results 2012</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/fisrt-half-year-results-2012-nl/</link>
                        <guid>https://nieuws.klm.com/fisrt-half-year-results-2012-nl/</guid><pp:caseid>2334</pp:caseid><pp:summary><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>SECOND QUARTER:</strong> - 4.5% rise in revenues to 6.5 billion euros. - Decline in unit costs on a constant currency and fuel price basis. - Improvement in operating result (-66 million euros against -145 million euros at 30 June 2011). - Net result impacted by non-cash items not affecting operating cash-flow (restructuring provision of 368 million euros and negative change in derivatives of 372 million euros)</p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>Over KLM</strong><br />
	De Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij is in 1919 opgericht en de oudste, nog onder haar oorspronkelijke naam opererende, luchtvaartmaatschappij ter wereld. In 2004 fuseerden Air France en KLM tot AIR FRANCE KLM. Zo ontstond de sterkste Europese luchtvaartgroep, gebaseerd op twee krachtige merken en hubs, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol en Parijs Charles de Gaulle. Met behoud van eigen identiteit worden drie kernactiviteiten geco&ouml;rdineerd: vervoer van passagiers, vracht en vliegtuigonderhoud.<br />
	In Nederland vormt KLM de kern van de KLM Groep waar ook KLM cityhopper en transavia.com deel van uitmaken. KLM bedient 135 bestemmingen met een moderne vloot van 157 vliegtuigen en is met ruim 33.000 medewerkers wereldwijd actief. Een speler die voorop staat in de luchtvaartindustrie, met een betrouwbare operatie, die met bezieling en op een duurzame manier innoveert in klantgerichte producten.</p>
<p>
	KLM is lid van SkyTeam, de luchtvaartalliantie die een netwerk biedt van 926 bestemmingen in 173 landen. Het netwerk van KLM verbindt alle belangrijke economische regio&rsquo;s in de wereld met Nederland en is daarmee een stimulans voor de economie.&nbsp;</p>
<p>
	<span style="color:#ff8c00;">|</span> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.klm.com" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=yes,status=yes,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=yes,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=800,left=300,height=650,top=250'); return false;">klm.com</a> &nbsp;<span style="color:#ff8c00;">|</span> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=yes,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=yes,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=850,left=300,height=650,top=250'); return false;">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;<span style="color:#ff8c00;">&nbsp;|</span> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=yes,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=850,left=300,height=650,top=250'); return false;">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="color:#ff8c00;">| </span>&nbsp; <a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=yes,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=yes,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=850,left=300,height=650,top=250'); return false;">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;<span style="color:#ff8c00;">| &nbsp;</span><a href="http://blog.klm.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=yes,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=850,left=12,height=650,top=12'); return false;">blog.klm</a> &nbsp;<span style="color:#ff8c00;">| &nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.skyteam.com" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'resizable=yes,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,fullscreen=no,scrollbars=no,dependent=no,width=850,height=650'); return false;">skyteam.com</a>&nbsp; <span style="color:#ff8c00;">|</span></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>FIRST HALF</strong></p><ul><li>5.2% rise in revenues to 12.1 billion euros</li><li>Fuel bill up 469 million euros</li><li>Reduction in net debt close to 300 million euros</li></ul><p><strong>TRANSFORM 2015 PLAN</strong></p><ul><li>Roll out in line with initial calendar</li><li>First significant effects in the Second Half</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[half,results,2012,revenue]]></category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                        <title>AIR FRANCE KLM May 2012 Traffic results</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/air-france-klm-may-2012-traffic-results/</link>
                        <guid>https://nieuws.klm.com/air-france-klm-may-2012-traffic-results/</guid><pp:caseid>3008</pp:caseid><pp:summary><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>Passenger:</strong> stable traffic (-0.2%) for capacity down 1.4%, rise in load factor (+1.0 point).<br />
	<strong>Cargo</strong>: decline in traffic (-8.8%) and load factor (-3.4 points).</p>
<p>
	<em>In order to facilitate year on year comparisons, last year&rsquo;s passenger data has been restated to include the passenger business of Martinair.</em></p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>About KLM</strong><br />
	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world&rsquo;s oldest airline still operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands and hubs &ndash; Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. Retaining its own identity, the group focuses on three core businesses: passenger transport, cargo and aircraft maintenance.</p>
<p>
	In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group, which further includes KLM Cityhopper, transavia.com and Martinair. KLM serves all its destinations using a modern fleet and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, offering reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>
	KLM is a member of the global SkyTeam airline alliance, offering customers an extensive worldwide network. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region in the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the economy.</p>
<p>
	<strong>About SkyTeam</strong><br />
	SkyTeam is a global airline alliance providing customers from member airlines access to an extensive worldwide network offering more destinations, more frequencies and more connectivity. Passengers can earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles throughout the SkyTeam network. SkyTeam member airlines offer customers access to over 490 lounges worldwide.</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/skyteam" target="_blank">skyteam-facebook</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/skyteam" target="_blank">skyteam-youtube</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Passenger business</strong><br />Passenger traffic was stable (-0.2%) for capacity down 1.4%. The load factor improved by one point to 80.8%. The number of passengers stood at 6.55 million (-0.8%).<br />In France, May saw four additional public holidays compared to last year, which weighed on the leisure/business mix. As a result, unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency was stable compared with May 2011.</p><ul><li>On the Americas network, traffic and capacity declined by 1.8% and 2.6% respectively. The load factor stood at 86.7% (+0.7 points).</li><li>The Asia network, which was affected in 2011 by the impact of the Japanese tsunami, saw a 4.3% increase in traffic for capacity up by 3.4%. The load factor improved by 0.7 points to 81.9%.</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network recorded a 1.8% drop in traffic, considerably lower than the reduction in capacity of 6.8%. The load factor gained 3.9 points to 75.2%.</li><li>On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic was down by 8.0% for capacity down by 11.1%. As a result, the load factor gained 2.7 points to 80.9%.</li><li>The European network saw a rise in traffic of 2.6% for capacity up by 3.2%. The load factor declined slightly to 74.2% (-0.4 points).</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /><strong>Cargo business</strong><br />The cargo business recorded an 8.8% drop in traffic for capacity reduced by 3.9%. The load factor declined by 3.4 points to 64.3%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency decreased relative to May 2011.</p><p><br /><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>The group is pursuing its expansion in Africa: On 15th May, KLM launched three weekly flights to Lusaka (Zambia) operated by an Airbus A330, and Air France launched on 4th June a daily flight to Abuja (Nigeria), also operated by an Airbus A330.</li><li>Saudia joined SkyTeam, taking the number of members to 16. Saudia is the first SkyTeam member based in the Middle East, and represents a solid base for the alliance in this region.</li><li>Air France launched a daily flight to Los Angeles, operated by an Airbus A380, the third US destination to be served by this aircraft after New York and Washington. Air France flies to Los Angeles from Paris-Charles de Gaulle with two daily flights by Airbus A380 and Boeing B777.</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[airfrance,traffic,results,may2012,2012,may]]></category>
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                        <title>AIR FRANCE KLM March 2012 Traffic results</title>
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	<strong>Passenger</strong>: rise in traffic (+6.8%) and load factor (+3.8 points).<br />
	<strong>Cargo:</strong> decline in traffic (-3.4%) and load factor (-2 points).</p>
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	<strong>About KLM</strong><br />
	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands names and hubs &mdash;Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identities &mdash; passenger transport, cargo, transport, and aircraft maintenance.</p>
<p>
	In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM cityhopper and transavia.com. KLM serves 135 destinations using a modern fleet of 157 aircraft and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, which offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>
	KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region around the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the Dutch economy.</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p>In order to facilitate year on year comparisons passenger data has been restated to include the passenger business of Martinair.</p><p>Activity in March benefited from a favourable comparison basis due to the Japanese tsunami and the political crisis in Ivory Coast last year.<br /><br /><strong>Passenger business</strong><br />Passenger activity in March 2012 recorded a 6.8% rise in traffic for capacity up by 1.8%. The load factor improved by 3.8 points to 82.5%. The number of passengers rose 6.3% to 6.37 millions. Unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) ex-currency improved in a context of a sharp rise in the fuel price.</p><ul><li>On the Americas network, traffic was up 9.7% and capacity by 2.5%, leading to a 5.8 point gain in load factor to the high level of 88.2%.</li><li>Asia network comparatives benefited from the impact on last year&rsquo;s data of the Japanese tsunami, and recorded a 6.0% rise in traffic for capacity up by 1.8%. The load factor improved by 3.4 points to 86.7%.</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network saw a 9.3% rise in traffic for capacity up by 2.8%. The load factor gained 4.7 points to 78.9%.</li><li>On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic and capacity declined by 1.7% and 2.3% respectively. The load factor improved slightly, by 0.5 points to 84.1%.</li><li>Traffic on the European network rose 7.2% for capacity up by 2.7%. The load factor stood at 71.9% (+3.0 points).</li></ul><p><br /><strong>Cargo business</strong><br />Cargo recorded a 3.4% drop in traffic for capacity down by 0.6%. The load factor declined by 2.0 points to 69.2%. Unit revenue per available ton kilometer (RATK) ex-currency was stable relative to March 2011.</p><p><br /><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>Air France continues its commercial drive from Nice and Toulouse, having inaugurated on 1st and 3rd April, 18 new routes to Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. The target is to transport, in one year, two million additional passengers from its three bases, Marseille, Toulouse and Nice.</li><li>Air France unveiled, with A&eacute;roports de Paris, an ambitious development plan for its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub. In Summer 2012, Air France will welcome its passengers in new infrastructures, with improved connections and upgraded facilities.</li><li>Air France and KLM launched &lsquo;SkyPriority&rsquo; on 26th March in both the hubs of Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol as well as Paris-Orly. Via a harmonized ground service throughout the world, SkyTeam premium passengers benefit from numerous advantages from the point of check-in until luggage delivery.</li><li>Air France-KLM is pursuing the development of its offer towards Africa. KLM inaugurated on 27th March a new route to Luanda, Angola. Air France announced a daily flight to Abuja, Nigeria from June 4th 2012.</li><li>Air France deployed the Airbus A380 on the Singapore route. In Summer 2012, seven destinations will be served by Air France with an A380: New York JFK, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Montreal, Johannesburg, Tokyo-Narita et Singapore.</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[traffic,results,march,2012,airfrance,klm]]></category>
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                        <title>AIR FRANCE KLM February 2012 Traffic results</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/air-france-klm-february-2012-traffic-results/</link>
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	Passenger: 6.2% rise in traffic and 2.8 point gain in load factor. Cargo: traffic down 5.1% and 4 point decline in load factor</p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	About KLM</p>
<p>
	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands names and hubs &mdash;Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identities &mdash; passenger transport, cargo, transport, and aircraft maintenance.</p>
<p>
	In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM cityhopper and transavia.com. KLM serves 135 destinations using a modern fleet of 157 aircraft and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, which offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>
	KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region around the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the Dutch economy.</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p>To facilitate year on year comparisons, passenger data since November 2011 has been restated to include the passenger business of Martinair.</p><p>February activity was affected by strike action at Air France. Elsewhere, the extra day relative to February 2011 represented an additional 3.5% of activity.</p><br /><br /><p><strong>Passenger business</strong>February 2012 passenger activity posted a 6.2% increase in traffic for capacity up by 2.5%, leading to a 2.8 point improvement in load factor to 80.5%. Passenger numbers stood at 5.34 million (+5.0%). Unit revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK) was up, but was not sufficient to offset the increase in the fuel bill.</p><ul><li>On the Americas network, traffic increased by 13.1% and capacity by 4.8%, leading to a 6.1 point gain in the load factor to 84.5%. While the increase in capacity was primarily linked to the Latin American network, the increase in traffic occurred on both the North and Latin American networks.</li><li>The Asia network posted a traffic increase in line with that of capacity (+1.6% and +1.9% respectively), with the load factor virtually unchanged at 84.3% (-0.3 point).</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network saw a 6.9% increase in traffic with capacity up by 3.1% thanks to the dynamic Africa network. As a result, the load factor gained 2.7 points to 77.2%.</li><li>On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic rose by 1.1% for a 0.6% reduction in capacity, the load factor gaining 1.4 points to 87.2%.</li><li>The European network, most affected by the strike action, recorded a traffic increase of 4.9% for capacity up by 1.2%. The load factor stood at 69.1%, up 2.4 points.</li></ul><p><br /><strong>Cargo business</strong><br />Cargo recorded a 5.1% fall in traffic for a very limited increase in capacity (+0.8%), leading to a 4.0 points decline in load factor to 63.7%. Unit revenue per available tonne kilometre ex-currency (RATK) was down relative to February 2011 on the back of the decline in volumes, but unit revenue per revenue ton-kilometre held up well.<br /><br /><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>Air France-KLM announced its Summer 2012 Schedule with capacity growth limited to 0.6%, of which +0.8% in long haul and -0.2 % in medium haul excluding the provincial bases. Including the launch of the Marseille, Toulouse and Nice bases, where the Group&rsquo;s medium-haul business will see a 3.0% increase, total capacity will increase to 1.4%.</li><li>KLM and Kenya Airways will shortly launch a twice-weekly joint cargo service between Nairobi and the Guangdong industrial zone in China. They are the first carriers to offer a non-stop cargo service between Africa and China.</li><li>Air France is pursuing the development of its Marseille base with the launch of a twice-weekly non-stop service to Berlin, increasing the number of destinations served on departure from Marseille this summer to 34.</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[traffic,results,february,2012]]></category>
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                        <title>AIR FRANCE KLM January 2012 Traffic results</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/air-france-klm-january-2012-traffic-results/</link>
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	<strong>Passenger</strong>: 3.7% rise in traffic and 2.5 gain in load factor.<br />
	<strong>Cargo</strong>: traffic down 10.3% and 3 points decline in load factor.</p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	About KLM</p>
<p>
	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands names and hubs &mdash;Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identities &mdash; passenger transport, cargo, transport, and aircraft maintenance.</p>
<p>
	In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM cityhopper and transavia.com. KLM serves 135 destinations using a modern fleet of 157 aircraft and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, which offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>
	KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region around the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the Dutch economy.</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p>In order to facilitate year on year comparisons passenger data since November 2011 has been restated to include the passenger business of Martinair.<br /><br /><strong>Passenger business</strong><br />January passenger activity remained on a positive trend with traffic up 3.7% for a 0.6% rise in capacity, leading of a 2.5 point gain in load factor to 81.6%. Passenger numbers stood at 5.75 million (+5.3%). The rise in unit revenue per available seat kilometer (RASK) was however insufficient to offset the increase in the fuel bill.</p><ul><li>On the Americas network the 3.8% increase in capacity was mainly driven by Latin America, with North America having recorded a capacity reduction. Traffic rose on both networks, (+8.3%). The load factor therefore gained 3.7 points.</li><li>The timing of Chinese New Year in January this year, as well as the ongoing effects of last year&rsquo;s disaster in Japan saw a 2.3% decline in both traffic and capacity on the Asia network. The load factor remained stable at 85.3%.</li><li>The Africa and Middle East network saw a 2.1% increase in traffic with capacity down 2.8%. The load factor therefore gained 3.9 points to 80.5%. The Africa network continues to recover, while the Middle East remains affected by political instability.</li><li>On the Caribbean and Indian Ocean network, traffic rose 0.5% with capacity down by 0.5%. The load factor gained 0.9 points to 85.5%.</li><li>The European network saw traffic up 8.1% for capacity up by 2.3%. The load factor stood at 68.2% (+3.6 points).</li></ul><p><br /><br /><strong>Cargo business</strong><br />Cargo recorded a sharp drop in traffic (-10.3%) linked to the weak economy and the timing of CNY. A 6.0% reduction in capacity limited the decline in load factor to 3 points at 61.4%. Unit revenues ex-currency were down on January 2011.</p><p><br /><strong>Recent developments</strong></p><ul><li>Air France has continued to invest in its Business class cabin to offer its customers the best of French lifestyle. In this way, Air France is continuing to enhance its in-flight menu, with dishes designed by top chef Jo&euml;l Robuchon, as well as its cabin interior with the introduction of a new "full-sleep" seat.&nbsp;</li><li>Air France now partners BlueNext, the world&rsquo;s leading environmental trading exchange for CO2 emissions. &nbsp;</li><li>KLM has announced the resumption of four weekly non-stop flights between Amsterdam and Quito. Flights previously stopped off in Bonaire.&nbsp;</li><li>KLM launched a new service, 'Meet & Seat' allowing passengers to choose who they sit next to via Facebook and Linkedin.</li></ul>]]></description><category><![CDATA[air,france,traffic,results,january,2012]]></category>
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                        <title>KLM Winterdienstregeling 2011–2012</title>
                        <link>https://nieuws.klm.com/klm-winterdienstregeling-2011-a-2012/</link>
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	Naar aanleiding van de onzekere economische situatie, die wordt gekenschetst door teruglopende economische groei en hoge brandstofprijzen, heeft de AIR FRANCE KLM Groep de groeiprognose voor de winterdienstregeling 2011-2012 bijgesteld naar 3,4% in beschikbare stoelkilometers (in vergelijking met de winter van 2010). Op de langeafstandsvluchten bedraagt deze groei over het algemeen 2,6%; op de routes op de middellangeafstand wordt een groei van 6,2% gerealiseerd. De groei in het laatste segment wordt voornamelijk ingegeven door de introductie van de Franse basisstations en het continueren van de nieuwe structuur van de dienstregeling op de hub Amsterdam Schiphol. * alle in dit document genoemde groeicijfers zijn handmatig aangepast met een verhoging van 0,7 procentpunt in verband met de schrikkeldag in februari 2012.</p>
]]></pp:summary><pp:boilerplate><![CDATA[<p>
	<strong>About KLM</strong><br />
	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands names and hubs &mdash;Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identities &mdash; passenger transport, cargo, transport, and aircraft maintenance.</p>
<p>
	In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM cityhopper and transavia.com. KLM serves 135 destinations using a modern fleet of 157 aircraft and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, which offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.</p>
<p>
	KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region around the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the Dutch economy.</p>
<p>
	<a href="http://www.klm.com/travel/nl_nl/index.htm">klm.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.airfrance.com/indexCOM.html">airfrance.com</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/KLM">facebook klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://mobile.twitter.com/klm">twitter klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.klm.com/">blog.klm</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.skyteam.com/">skyteam.com</a></p>
]]></pp:boilerplate><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>KLM</strong><br />Met de start van de winterdienstregeling, die ingaat op 30 oktober, voegt KLM vijf nieuwe intercontinentale bestemmingen en &eacute;&eacute;n Europese bestemming toe aan het netwerk.</p><p>KLM zet de dienstregelingstructuur voort, die afgelopen zomerseizoen is ingevoerd. De aansluitingen tussen Europese en intercontinentale vluchten zijn verbeterd, waardoor passagiers meer keuze hebben. Dankzij de dienstregelingstructuur, Seven Wave New Balance genaamd, kan KLM groeien op Zuid-Amerikaanse en Aziatische bestemmingen. Bovendien is de flexibiliteit aanwezig om adequaat te kunnen reageren op politieke en economische ontwikkelingen in onder andere Noord-Afrika.</p><p><strong>Europa, voortzetten frequentie uitbreiding</strong><br />KLM zet de in de zomer ingezette frequentie uitbreiding in Europa voort. In vergelijking met het vorige winterseizoen vliegt KLM vijftien dagelijkse frequenties meer. Acht van deze frequenties worden ingezet in Groot Brittanni&euml;, Denemarken, Noorwegen en Zweden om de van oudsher goede positie van KLM in deze gebieden te versterken. De route Amsterdam-Aalborg, die in de zomer succesvol is opgestart, wordt voortgezet.</p><p><br /><p>KLM breidt fors uit in Zwitserland met een extra frequentie naar Z&uuml;rich en Gen&egrave;ve en door het overnemen van twee dagelijkse vluchten naar Basel/Mulhouse van Cityjet, een dochter van Air France. In Duitsland breidt KLM het aantal vluchten uit op Frankfurt en Berlijn. In Oost-Europa groeit KLM door een extra vlucht naar Praag, door samenwerking met partnermaatschappijen te intensiveren (Aeroflot, Bulgaria Air, Belavia, Georgian Airways en Olympic Air) en door het inzetten van grotere vliegtuigen op Budapest, Boekarest, Warschau en Moskou.</p>&nbsp;<br /><strong>Noord-Amerika, optimaliseren Joint Venture</strong><br />Samen met Delta Air Lines, partner in de Trans-Atlantische Joint Venture, zal KLM de capaciteit aanpassen aan de seizoensgebonden vraag en industrie brede overcapaciteit op de Trans-Atlantische markt. In deze context wordt de bediening van Dallas-Fort Worth opgeschort tot de zomer.</p><p>&nbsp;<br />Komend winterseizoen wordt Miami, een belangrijke bestemming in Florida voor de Nederlandse markt, viermaal per week non-stop aangeboden. Op Houston wordt de tweede dagelijkse frequentie in de full business class configuratie vervangen door een KLM Airbus 330-200 service. Hiermee vergroot KLM de connectiviteit voor de Houston markt in het economy class segment. Op Vancouver wordt een Airbus 330-200 ingezet. In samenwerking met partner WestJet biedt KLM twaalf nieuwe bestemmingen aan in Canada.</p><p>De grote hubs van Delta Air Lines in de Verenigde Staten blijven onverminderd bediend om maximale connectiviteit met de Amerikaanse markt te waarborgen: per dag wordt Atlanta tweemaal, Minneapolis tweemaal en Detroit driemaal aangevlogen. Op New York biedt KLM samen met Delta Air Lines 26 vluchten per week aan, waarvan driemaal per dag op John F Kennedy en vijfmaal per week op Newark.</p><p>&nbsp;<br /><strong>Zuid Amerika, belangrijke groeimarkt</strong><br />Zuid-Amerika is een belangrijke groeimarkt voor KLM. Voor zowel de toerist als de zakenreiziger breidt KLM het aanbod sterk uit en verbetert KLM haar vluchtenschema&rsquo;s.</p><p>&nbsp;<br />Rio de Janeiro (Brazili&euml;) en Buenos Aires (Argentini&euml;) zijn als nieuwe bestemmingen aan het netwerk toegevoegd. Beide metropolen worden driemaal per week rechtstreeks aangevlogen met een Boeing 777-200. Hiermee keert KLM na een tijdelijke afwezigheid terug op deze bestemmingen. Op Sao Paolo wordt de capaciteit verder verhoogd door op meerdere dagen een Boeing 777-300 in te zetten. In samenwerking met partners Gol en Aerolineas Argentinas wordt via Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro en Buenos Aires een groot aantal secundaire bestemmingen in Zuid-Amerika aangeboden. Om de vliegtijd voor reizigers te reduceren en de efficiency van de operatie te verhogen, worden vluchten van en naar Quito/Guayaquil dit winterseizoen direct uitgevoerd, zonder tussenstop in Bonaire.</p><p>&nbsp;<br /><strong>Midden Amerika, sterke capaciteitsuitbreiding</strong><br />KLM breidt capaciteit uit in het Caribisch gebied. Havana (Cuba) en Punta Cana (Dominicaanse Republiek) worden als nieuwe bestemmingen toegevoegd, waarmee het aantal bestemmingen in het Caribisch gebied op zes komt. Havana wordt in totaal driemaal per week aangevlogen, waarvan tweemaal in combinatie met Punta Cana.</p><p>Vluchten naar de Nederlandse Antillen blijven onverminderd populair. Het aantal frequenties wordt dan ook verhoogd: Cura&ccedil;ao gaat van zeven naar negen, Aruba van drie naar vijf en Bonaire van zes naar zevenmaal per week.</p><p>Op Panama gaat KLM naar een dagelijks service. Daarnaast zijn doorverbindingen naar bestemmingen in Midden-Amerika met partnermaatschappij Copa Airlines verder verbeterd, door verkorte aansluitingstijden. Hiermee wordt de succesvolle samenwerking met Copa Airlines nogmaals bevestigd.</p><p>&nbsp;<br /><strong>Afrika, verstevigen positie</strong><br />De Angolese olie-bestemming Luanda wordt aan het KLM netwerk toegevoegd. De vluchten naar Luanda worden tweemaal per week uitgevoerd met een Boeing 777-200. Daarnaast verhoogt KLM het aantal frequenties op Kaapstad van vijf naar zevenmaal per week om aan de seizoensgebonden vraag te kunnen voldoen.</p><p>&nbsp;<br />KLM handhaaft het frequentie niveau in Afrika op bestemmingen als Kigali, Entebbe, Lagos, Accra en Johannesburg dit winterseizoen en biedt met Joint Venture partner Kenia Airways een groot aantal secundaire bestemmingen aan via Nairobi.</p><p>Vanwege de instabiele situatie in Noord-Afrika is de capaciteit op Tripoli en Cairo aangepast. KLM blijft Cairo dagelijks bedienen met een 737-700. Operatie op Tripoli zal worden hervat zodra de omstandigheden dit toelaten.</p><p>&nbsp;<br /><strong>Midden Oosten, selectief uitbreiden</strong><br />In het Midden-Oosten streeft KLM ernaar het netwerk te stabiliseren en tegelijkertijd selectief uit te breiden. Zo wordt het aantal frequenties op Damman en Doha uitgebreid van vijf naar zesmaal per week en wordt de capaciteit op Teheran uitgebreid door de inzet van een 777-200. De dienstverlening naar Dubai blijft voor de toerist en zakelijke markt aantrekkelijk door de handhaving van een ochtend- en middagschema.</p><p>&nbsp;<br /><strong>Azi&euml;, marktpositie vergroten</strong><br />KLM consolideert deze winter haar sterke positie in China. Naast dagelijkse vluchten op Peking, Hong Kong en Shanghai (twaalfmaal per week) zal KLM deze winter driemaal per week naar Chengdu, Hangzhou en Xiamen vliegen. Voor Chengdu betekent dit een frequentie-uitbreiding van twee naar driemaal per week ten opzichte van vorig winterseizoen. Xiamen is afgelopen zomerseizoen gestart en wordt gecontinueerd. KLM's partner China Southern Airlines zet de vlucht tussen Amsterdam en Guangzhou (driemaal per week) deze winter voort, in nauwe samenwerking met KLM.</p><p>&nbsp;<br />Op Japan past KLM de capaciteit aan op de seizoensgebonden vraag. KLM heeft het aantal vluchten naar Tokio gereduceerd van tien tot zevenmaal per week, terwijl op Osaka een extra frequentie wordt toegevoegd. Hierdoor biedt KLM op beide bestemmingen een dagelijkse vlucht aan.</p><p>In Zuid-Oost Azi&euml; breidt KLM uit op de succesvolle bestemming Denpasar (Bali, Indonesi&euml;) van vier naar vijfmaal per week, met een tussenstop in Singapore.</p><p>In samenwerking met Delta Air Lines, is voor het winterseizoen de capaciteit op Mumbai (India) vergroot, door de inzet van een Airbus 330-300.</p><p>&nbsp;<br /><strong>Vloot</strong><br />KLM blijft investeren in schone en effici&euml;nte vliegtuigen om optimale service aan de klant te garanderen. De middellangeafstandsvloot bestaat na deze winter volledig uit nieuwe generatie Boeing 737-toestellen. Aan de langeafstandsvloot worden twee nieuwe Airbussen 330-300 toegevoegd.</p>]]></description><category><![CDATA[winterdienstregeling,dienstregeling,2011,2012]]></category>
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