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KLM Sets First Five Airbus A350 Routes From Amsterdam

Sep 27, 2026 Airlines

Toronto will receive KLM’s first Airbus A350-900 service on October 30, followed by deployments to Canada and East Africa during the winter season.

Delta Adds Boston–Venice and Detroit–Athens for 2027

Sep 26, 2026 Air Routes

The seasonal routes will use Airbus A330 widebodies and form part of a broader effort to extend Delta’s European flying beyond the summer peak.

KLM 777 Returns to Amsterdam After Power Bank Fire

Sep 20, 2026 Incidents

Cabin crew extinguished a burning power bank aboard flight KL735 before the aircraft returned to Amsterdam and passengers were rebooked to Curaçao.

Delta Lines Up Five New Long-Haul Routes Through March 2027

Sep 6, 2026 Air Routes

The additions connect five Delta gateways with Riyadh, Maui, Tokyo, Paris and Manila using Airbus widebody aircraft.

KLM Crew Member Hospitalized After Hantavirus Exposure

May 8, 2026 Incidents

A KLM flight attendant has been hospitalized in the Netherlands after developing mild symptoms following close contact with a passenger later linked to the hantavirus…

KLM 777 Diverts After Suriname ATC Staffing Breakdown Shuts Paramaribo To Traffic

Apr 28, 2026 Operations

A KLM long-haul flight to Suriname was forced to divert after Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) became unavailable because of an air traffic control…

KLM’s Royal 737 Farewell Signals A Much Bigger Short-Haul Fleet Reset

Mar 14, 2026 Airlines

King Willem-Alexander’s final scheduled Boeing 737 flight for KLM was a charming royal aviation footnote on the surface. In reality, it marked something much bigger…

KLM’s Dreamliner Fleet Is Now Complete With “Krokus” Arrival at Amsterdam

Jan 31, 2026 Airlines

When KLM’s newest Boeing 787 rolled onto the ramp at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), it wasn’t just another delivery flight. The arrival of the aircraft…

KLM Pulls Back from the Gulf: Suspending Dubai, Riyadh, Dammam and Tel Aviv

Jan 25, 2026 Airlines

KLM has suspended multiple Middle East routes and tightened its overflight posture as regional security risk escalates. In a statement issued January 24, the airline…

KLM’s Free European Wi-Fi Switch: A Big Move for Short-Haul Connectivity From Amsterdam (AMS)

Jan 22, 2026 Airlines

KLM is flipping a meaningful switch on its intra-European product: free onboard Wi-Fi across its European flying, starting January 22, 2026. For an airline that…

Schiphol’s Snowbound Gridlock: KLM’s A321neo Taxies for Two Hours, Then Returns to the Gate

Jan 7, 2026 Airlines

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) doesn’t need many snow days to feel the strain. As winter weather tightened its grip on the Netherlands in early January, Schiphol’s…

Rat Stowaway On KLM A330 Grounds The Aircraft At Aruba, Stranding 250+ Passengers

Dec 14, 2025 Airlines

A transatlantic flight is usually a tightly choreographed routine: ETOPS alternates, crew duty windows, and a widebody rotation that has to be in the right…

KLM Begins 737-800 Phase-Out As First Jet Heads To The Breakers

Dec 8, 2025 Airlines

KLM has said farewell to the first Boeing 737-800 it ever introduced, marking the start of a new era for the Dutch flag carrier’s narrowbody…

KLM 777 Diverts To Cayenne After Paramaribo Tower Falls Silent

Nov 1, 2025 Incidents

A KLM Boeing 777-300ER operating from Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) to Paramaribo Johan Adolf Pengel (PBM) was forced to divert to neighboring Cayenne – Félix Eboué…

KLM Flight Diverts To Yellowknife After Passenger Dies Inflight

Oct 8, 2025 Incidents

KLM flight 601 from Amsterdam (AMS) to Los Angeles (LAX) diverted to Yellowknife (YZF) on Sunday, October 5, 2025, after a 34-year-old woman suffered a…

KLM Makes Miami Year-Round: Amsterdam–MIA Goes 4x Weekly From Summer 2026

Sep 20, 2025 Air Routes

KLM will finally operate Amsterdam (AMS)–Miami (MIA) year-round, extending what was previously a winter-only service into the Summer 2026 schedule. The Schedule KL627 AMS →…

Air France-KLM Formalizes Strategic Partnership With Riyadh Air

Jun 3, 2025 Airlines

Air France-KLM and Riyadh Air have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a wide-ranging partnership as the Saudi carrier gears up for…

KLM Opens Direct Gateway to Amsterdam from San Diego

Jan 14, 2025 Air Routes

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is set to launch direct flights between San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), starting May 8, 2025.…