At the start of the 2016 winter schedule, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will add two new intercontinental destinations to its network, namely Miami (USA) and Colombo (Sri Lanka). In addition, daily service will be operated to Havana (Cuba) and KLM will continue operating extra flights to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) during the winter. This week KLM will also launch service to two new intercontinental destinations: Astana (Kazakhstan) and Salt Lake City USA).
Throughout the winter season, KLM will operate thrice-weekly service to Miami, departing from Schiphol on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and returning from Miami on the same days. Flights will be operated with and Airbus A330-200, with 30 seats in World Business Class seats and 213 seats in Economy Class.
Colombo
Throughout the winter season, KLM will operate twice-weekly service to Colombo, departing from Schiphol on Mondays and Fridays, and returning from Colombo on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The flights will be operated with the latest addition to KLM’s intercontinental fleet: the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which has 30 seats in World Business Class, 48 seats in Economy Comfort and 216 seats in Economy Class.
The first flight to Colombo is scheduled to depart on Monday, 31 October 2016. This marks KLM’s return to Colombo after an absence of almost 20 years. KLM suspended service to the Sri Lankan capital (then served via Abu Dhabi) in 1997.
More flights to Kuala Lumpur by intensified cooperation with Malaysia Airlines
Owing to it stable market position and strong demand, KLM this summer increased flight frequency to the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur from seven to ten weekly flights, in line with the summer schedule. From 20 June 2016, KLM will operate three extra weekly flights between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur. These extra flights will also be operated during the winter season. KLM and Malaysia Airlines have cooperated closely over the past twenty years and have a code-sharing agreement between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur. The partners will now intensify cooperation, giving KLM customers access to the cities of Singapore, Jakarta, Medan, Denpasar and Darwin, via Kuala Lumpur in cooperation with Malaysia Airlines. KLM already offered code-sharing on Malaysia Airlines flights between Kuala Lumpur and various destinations in Australia, New Zealand and the Malaysian islands. With the new additions, customers will have access to a total of fifteen destinations beyond Kuala Lumpur.
