All KLM Royal Dutch Airlines articles – Page 3
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KLM and Transavia seek to expand unruly passenger data-sharing initiative
Air France-KLM Group carriers KLM and Transavia are to exchange data on disruptive passengers in order to impose mutual penalties irrespective of the airline involved. KLM claims the arrangement is the first in the world to involve such data-sharing, and the operators are seeking to broaden the initiative to other ...
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KLM enraged as Schiphol imposes ‘unacceptable’ winter restrictions
Dutch carrier KLM has described as “hopeless” the continuing restrictive operational measures at its Amsterdam Schiphol base, insisting they are damaging the reputation of airlines at the hub. Schiphol’s operator is capping the number of departing passengers for the winter season, and acknowledges that airlines are “not happy about it”. ...
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KLM promotes hub head to chief operating officer role
KLM has promoted its current senior vice-president of hub operations, Maarten Stienen, to fill its vacant chief operating officer role.
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Amsterdam Schiphol airport extends capacity cap to October
Amsterdam Schiphol airport has extended passenger capacity restrictions through to October, as it seeks to overcome the staffing challenges that have disrupted operations at the KLM hub. The extension of the cap comes as the airport acknowledges “virtually all parties at the airport are [still] understaffed” – a situation that ...
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Legal action possible as Air France-KLM vows to fight Schiphol cap
Air France-KLM may take legal action over the Dutch government’s recent decision to permanently cap the number of flights from Amsterdam Schiphol airport. KLM warned in late June of “dramatic consequences” for its hub operations after the government moved to permanently cut the annual flight limit from the airport by ...
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Air France-KLM records Q2 net profit in ‘very exceptional times’
Air France-KLM recorded a quarterly net profit for the first time since 2019 in the second three months of this year, driven by resurgent revenues and high yields as Covid-related travel restrictions fell away. The result comes despite the “severe operational disruption” being seen in the group’s markets, it says, ...
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Air France-KLM chief expects operational challenges to last ‘many years’
Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith sees some of the operational disruption in airline markets as a years-long issue, amid a lack of near-term fixes. Smith was speaking as Air France-KLM revealed it was profitable on a net and operating basis in the second quarter of 2022, driven by a ...
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British Airways recruits KLM operating chief de Groot
KLM chief operating officer Rene de Groot is to step down from his role to take up the same position at British Airways.
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KLM repays last of Covid state aid
Dutch carrier KLM is to repay the remainder of the €942 million it borrowed from the state and banks under a loan package granted during the Covid-19 crisis.
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KLM warns of ‘dramatic consequences’ from Dutch plan to cut Schiphol flights
Home carrier KLM has hit out at a move by the Dutch government to cut the number of annual permissible flights from the Amsterdam hub airport by 12% which it says would erode its ability to operate a hub function.
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Airline CEO changes in 2022 dominated by appointment of women and upheaval in India
The global airline executives gathering in Doha for this year’s IATA AGM will reflect recent trends including better gender diversity among incumbents and big changes at Indian carriers
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Can airline travel disruption be resolved this summer?
The operational issues being seen in several markets are threatening to define the sector’s emergence from Covid-19 in some regions – potentially beyond the short term.
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Air France-KLM chief concerned over staff shortage spreading to Paris and 787 delays
The chief executive of Air France-KLM has expressed concern over further staffing shortages and aircraft delivery delays, as he looks ahead to the busiest travel months of the year. Ben Smith’s comments came after tough operational challenges at KLM in recent weeks, where disruption and flight cancellations have affected services ...
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KLM to debut premium-economy cabin on North America routes later this year
KLM will launch its premium-economy cabin on routes to North America later this year, the SkyTeam carrier confirmed on 27 May, as it starts to roll out the new product across its widebody fleet.
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India’s airline market set for string of significant changes
India’s airlines have provided plenty of talking points in recent weeks, with the country’s market promising to be one to watch as it emerges from the pandemic.
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KLM 737 used whole runway for take-off after intersection data slip-up
Pilots of a KLM Boeing 737-800 did not amend a runway intersection designation when recalculating take-off performance data for Amsterdam Schiphol, leading the aircraft to accelerate too slowly and use almost the entire runway length before becoming airborne. KLM only became aware of the incident two-and-a-half months after its occurrence, ...
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KLM chief Elbers to lead Indian budget carrier IndiGo
Indian budget carrier Indigo Airlines has named KLM head Pieter Elbers as its new chief executive. The airline says Elbers will take up the position from 1 October, succeeding Ronojoy Dutta who is resigning from the carrier after nearly four years in charge. Elbers has served as chief of KLM ...
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Air France-KLM projects summer profit after cutting first quarter loss
Air France-KLM Group expects to break even at the operating level in the second quarter and to be “significantly positive” in the third after reporting strong recovery signs in the first three months of the year despite the impact of Omicron and the Ukraine crisis.
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Head of Dutch rail Rintel set for return to KLM as new chief executive
KLM has selected the head of Dutch rail firm NS, Marjan Rintel, as its new chief executive – meaning she will return to lead the carrier for which she worked for 15 years. She will succeed Pieter Elbers who is standing down in the first half of this year. KLM ...
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Air France-KLM and other carriers lose legal bid to cut cargo cartel fines
Air France-KLM and a number of other operators have lost a legal bid to challenge fines imposed on them by the European Commission over participation in a pricing cartel for the airfreight market. But the European Union General Court ruling also partly annuls the Commission’s decision concerning several other airlines, ...