KLM Airlines and partners are making it possible to fly around the world at a special rate in Business or Economy. KLM airlines partnerships, airlines network, Schiphol airport hub and reservation information.

KLM Airlines

KLM Airlines Group has four core activities: passenger transport, cargo transport, engineering and maintenance and the operation of charters and low cost/low fare scheduled flights. These activities are performed by the Passenger, Cargo, Engineering & Maintenance businesses and Transavia respectively.

KLM Airlines Destinations

KLM Airlines and partners are making it possible to fly around the world at a special rate in Business or Economy. By connecting the networks of many different airlines throughout the world, we can take you to almost any spot on the globe. Whether you want to make the trip of your dreams or fly around the world on business, KLM Airlines and partners are offering you the best possible product.

Partnerships

KLM Airlines has a joint venture with Northwest Airlines relating to operations on the North Atlantic routes, the routes between The Netherlands and India and related feeder routes. The North Atlantic routes comprise all air traffic between the United States, Canada and Mexico on the one hand and Europe on the other. This joint venture relates to both passenger and cargo traffic. Each partner contributes to the joint venture the difference between its traffic revenues and operating expenses and shares on a 50/50 basis in the total contribution generated.

KLM Airlines Network

An important aspect of the network philosophy is to offer at least daily frequencies that give passengers ample choice, also with regard to connections. Frequency and choice are two of the key criteria for passengers to fly and continue flying with KLM Airlines.

The KLM Airlines Group offers passengers and airfreight shippers more than 125,000 city-pair connections throughout the world via one or more hubs. KLM Airlines Group and its partners serve more than 350 cities, in 73 countries on six continents. Connections that are used by fewer passengers are performed by smaller or regionally stronger airlines from inside or outside KLM Airlines Group.

With these more than 30 network partners, KLM Airlines can offer its customers flights to less popular destinations while maintaining excellent quality standards. Owing to the importance of transfer connections that KLM Airlines provides at its hub, operational integrity is very important, not only to keep its promise to customers but also to keep the cost of service recovery as low as possible. On-time arrivals of the intercontinental flights at the Schiphol hub stands at 85% in 2002/03.

The Hub

Schiphol is the 4th largest airport and the 3rd largest hub in Europe. It serves over 40 million passengers per year and has more than 1,240,000 tonnes of cargo. Schiphol serves 113 European and 92 international destinations and serves per week 3,110 European and 560 international flights. 40% of its passengers are transfer passengers.

In 2002 Schihol recorded 401,000 flight movements and it expects that to grow to 416.000 in 2003. On February 20, 2003 a fifth runway, known as the Polder Runway, was taken into service at Schiphol. Initially, the new runway was used only at night, but since 11 June the runway has also been used for take-offs and landings during the day. The new runway system will become fully operational in November.

The new runway is key to maintaining Amsterdam Airport (and therefore KLM Airlines) Schiphol's position as a major European hub. It will enable the airport to accommodate future air traffic growth so that the airport can continue to compete with other European airports. Moreover, overall noise impact in the airport environs is anticipated to decrease. It will allow further growth in the aviation sector until 2010 as well as reduced noise impact above residential areas. The new runway will enable Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to retain its position as a European hub.

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