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KLM’s winter schedule calls for the reinstatement of flights to Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam, alongside service to 164 destinations from Amsterdam and a return to Entebbe. Separately, Riyadh Air will launch direct Riyadh–Milan flights on Dec. 16 as Saudi Arabia’s newest carrier expands into Europe.
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KLM’s winter schedule calls for the reinstatement of flights to Dubai, Riyadh and Dammam, alongside service to 164 destinations from Amsterdam and a return to Entebbe. Separately, Riyadh Air will launch direct Riyadh–Milan flights on Dec. 16 as Saudi Arabia’s newest carrier expands into Europe.
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KLM flight KL735, carrying 322 passengers from Amsterdam to Curaçao, turned back over the Atlantic after a power bank caught fire in the business-class cabin. The incident reportedly caused minor burns and highlights the operational and safety risks posed by lithium-battery devices in flight.
KLM has completed two test flights with its first Airbus A350 ahead of delivery later this month. The widebody is expected to enter service on routes including Toronto, Montreal and Nairobi, marking the aircraft’s initial deployment within KLM’s network.
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Portugal will open a further negotiation round with Lufthansa Group and Air France-KLM after rating their binding bids for a minority stake in TAP as broadly equivalent. Both airline groups will have additional weeks to improve their financial proposals before the government selects a preferred investor.
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KLM’s first A350-900 has completed its initial test flight in Toulouse, marking a milestone in the aircraft’s production and handover process. The flight advances KLM’s introduction of Airbus’ long-haul widebody into its fleet.
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Air France-KLM reported quarterly profit beating expectations, supported by revenue gains from premium and long-haul travel. The group also reduced its annual capacity guidance, while shares rose following the results, signaling improved earnings visibility but a more cautious capacity outlook.
Denmark has fined KLM for “misleading” marketing related to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The action underscores regulators’ scrutiny of how airlines communicate fuel sustainability claims and the need for marketing language that is consistent with verifiable SAF usage.
Portuguese authorities have delegated the investigation into a KLM Airbus A321neo tail-strike in Lisbon to the Dutch Safety Board. The underlying occurrence involved underside fuselage damage during landing, expanding the scope of the safety probe beyond the immediate tail-strike impact.
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