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Passenger * 1.4 point improvement in load factor to 78.0% * Traffic down 1.6% and capacity reduced by 3.4% Cargo * Traffic up 2% with 11.4% reduction in capacity * Strong improvement in load factor (+8.5 points) to 64.3% Passenger business Traffic declined 1.6% in January with capacity reduced by 3.4%, leading to a 1.4 [...]

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume service to Aruba on 1 February. Aruba will be served in combination with Curacao. KLM discontinued scheduled service to Aruba on 29 March 2009. “This has proved to be a popular destination among customers,” said KLM President & CEO Peter Hartman. “The KLM services will supplement those operated by [...]

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Passenger * Load factor up to 79.7% (+0.8 points) with traffic decline (-4.6%) more limited than reduction in capacity (-5.5%) * Further recovery in unit revenue Cargo * Strong improvement in load factor to 70.1% (+8.4 points) * Unit revenue almost at last year’s level Passenger business December’s decline in traffic (-4.6%) was more limited [...]

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume its service between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Aruba Airport Reina Beatrix on 1 February 2010. The twice weekly service will be operated in combination with the existing Curaçao service. KLM suspended this service on 29 March 2009. In response to growing demand on this route, KLM has decided to [...]

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The Inflight E-reader was voted the best idea for the future of air transport. Maarten Poot has won the Creative Challenge. This joint initiative by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Dutch social networking site Hyves is intended to give talented young people an opportunity to present refreshing ideas on the future [...]

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be the first airline in the world to make a demonstration flight on bio-kerosene with a select group of passengers. This will also be the first ever flight in Europe on bio-kerosene. On 23 November 2009, KLM will operate a flight using Boeing 747 equipment. One of the aircraft engines [...]

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