KLM’s UK operation is considerable. 19 airports are served, with recent additions including Exeter (2025) and Jersey (2026). In the full year 2026, the carrier has 3.09 million one-way seats to the UK, which is three-quarters more than for the second most-served nation, Germany. The UK accounts for 14% of KLM’s total capacity. The airline […]
September 8, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
KLM is celebrating 80 years of connectivity between Glasgow and Amsterdam. Its first flight from Scotland took place on 29 July, 1946, when a chartered Scottish Airlines DC-3 departed Renfrew Airport, Glasgow’s principal airport at the time, and arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol later that afternoon. The inaugural flight carried several Scottish national products, together with […]
August 3, 2026 | Latest Route News +, News & Analysis
Amsterdam is Europe’s fourth-busiest airport for passenger traffic. In 2025, Schiphol had 68.8 million passengers, which was surpassed by only London LHR, Istanbul IST and Paris CDG. This was Amsterdam’s third-best year to date. Aptly, 10 million passengers have been added in the past 10 years. The airport’s recovery has been assisted by multiple new […]
July 29, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Some 18 scheduled passenger airlines fly between Bangkok BKK and Europe. Some, such as Aircalin and EVA Air, operate on a fifth freedom basis. Leisure operators and LCCs include Condor, Iberojet, and Norse Atlantic. In 2026, Cirium data shows that they will collectively have 3.8 million one-way seats. With 1.6 million, Thai Airways is, of […]
July 20, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
Thai Airways added a new destination in Europe on Wednesday 1 July by launching flights between Bangkok and Amsterdam. The 9,215-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the 327-seat A350-900 aircraft. The carrier will compete against daily KLM and 3-weekly EVA Air flights. Flight TG936 departs at 05:35 local time, arriving in Amsterdam at 12:40 […]
July 14, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Chinese carrier Xiamenair commenced flights between Fuzhou, in southeastern China, and Amsterdam on Tuesday 23 June. The 9,295-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with the exception of the inaugural, which operated on a Tuesday as a one-off. The carrier will deploy its 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft on the route. Flight MF813 departs […]
July 7, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Nearly 3.3 million passengers travelled between Europe and Vietnam last year. Most people flew via a hub en route, especially Istanbul IST, Dubai, Doha, Shanghai PVG and Bangkok. The top country markets were Russia, Germany, the UK, France and Italy. The most popular nations without non-stop service were Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Czechia and Austria. […]
Vietnam Airlines inaugurated flights between Hanoi and Amsterdam on Tuesday 16 June. The 8,890-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with the A350-900 aircraft. The SkyTeam member does not face any competition on the route. Flight VN83 departs Hanoi at 03:50 local time, arriving in Amsterdam at 11:00 local time. The […]
June 30, 2026 | Latest Route News +
KLM introduced its newest destination in the UK on Saturday 4 April by launching flights between Amsterdam and Jersey. The 600-kilometre service will be maintained weekly with the E175 aircraft. The SkyTeam member is the sole operator between the two cities. Flight KL1097 departs Amsterdam at 12:05 local time, arriving in Jersey at 12:25 local […]
April 21, 2026 | Latest Route News +
KLM has 13.2 million one-way seats from Amsterdam in S26, which means that 51% of the airport’s capacity is provided by the SkyTeam member. According to Cirium schedule data, 9.8 million of the Dutch flag carrier’s seats are deployed within Europe, equivalent to three quarters of the total. Compared to S25, its European offering has […]
LATAM inaugurated flights between Sao Paulo GRU and Amsterdam on Sunday 29 March. The 9,750-kilometre route will be maintained 6-weekly, every day except Wednesdays, with the 300-seat 787-9 aircraft. It will compete against a daily KLM service. Flight LA8078 departs Sao Paulo GRU at 18:00 local time, arriving in Amsterdam at 10:50 local time the […]
April 13, 2026 | Latest Route News +
On 20 December, Oman Air introduced its first service from Muscat to Copenhagen, with 2-weekly 737 MAX 8 flights. Unusually, the route stops in Baghdad in both directions, with fifth freedom traffic rights. The Iraq-Denmark market is an important reason why the route started. It is the oneworld airline’s only one-stop operation to Europe. Despite […]
January 7, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story