The Netherlands: KLM increases direct flights between Amsterdam <> Cape Town! [update]

update (30 May 2022): As of 01 November 2022, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will be adding three direct flights on their Amsterdam <> Cape Town route, increasing their total frequencies to 10 flights per week. 

The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has announced that it will increase flights between Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport (AMS) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, South Africa, to meet greater demand for flights. The airline, which is part of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance, has increased its flight schedule between the two destinations to six flights per week and is set to commence daily operations from 11 July 2022.

• Amsterdam 10:10 > 21:25 Cape Town
• Cape Town 23:15 > 10:45+1 Amsterdam

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KLM to reduce flights between Amsterdam <> Windhoek (via Luanda)!

The flag carrier of the Netherlands, KLM, will reduce the number of flights between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) in Amsterdam and Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek via Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (LAD) in Luanda during the Northern winter season 2018/19. Effective 28 October 2018, the airline will operate only two weekly fligths instead of the current three weekly flights betweem Amsterdam, Luanda and Windhoek.

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KLM & Kulula have signed a codeshare agreement!

The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and South African low-cost airline Kulula.com have signed a codeshare agreement to expand both airlines' network. Effective 29 May 2018, KLM will add a KL code to kulula.com's domestic route network in South Africa, enabling KLM's passengers from around the world connecting in Johannesburg and Cape Town to continue with a single ticket issue and a one-stop check-in and baggage transfer to:

• East London, Cape Town, Durban and George from Johannesburg
• Durban also from Cape Town

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KLM introduces flights to Windhoek (Namibia)!

The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM, will expand its service to Windhoek, Namibia. The arline's flight schedule for the three existing flights to Luanda, Angola will be adapted slightly to make it possible to fly on to the Namibian capital and back after a short stopover. KLM will start to operate flights to Windhoek on 30 October 2016.

• Amsterdam (AMS) 22:45 > 07:30 Luanda (LAD) 08:45 > 12:15 Windhoek (WDH) on Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays
• Windhoek (WDH) 17:40 > 19:15 Luanda (LAD) 20:40 > 05:20 Amsterdam (AMS) on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Mondays
  


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KLM set to increase Amsterdam <> Cape Town service to daily in 2016!

Europe's largest airline group, Air France–KLM, has announced that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) will increase its direct service between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) in Amsterdam and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town to daily in May 2016. The airline will operate the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to connect the two destinations.
Air France–KLM (Air France and KLM) carry more than 77 million passengers per year. They operate 573 aircraft enabling them to fly to 243 destinations in 103 countries.

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KLM to increase service to Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

Dutch flag carrier, KLM, will increase its service between Amsterdam and Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania. Due to strong demand, the airline will operate 9 weekly flights (instead of currently daily flights) from 27 Dec 2012 until 10 March 2013. The additional direct service will be operated by a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 as terminator service.
KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries.

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KLM to reduce Amsterdam <> Cape Town service

The flag carrier of the Netherlands, KLM, will reduce its Amsterdam <> Cape Town service from 5 weekly flights during the (European) winter season to 4 weekly flights during the (European) summer season starting 01 May 2013. KLM will operate the route on-board a Boeing 777-200ER.

• Amsterdam (AMS) 10:05 > 21:35 Cape Town (CPT)
• Cape Town (CPT) 23:35 – 11:00+1 Amsterdam (AMS)

KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 926 destinations in more than 173 countries.

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KLM to launch scheduled service to Lusaka, Zambia

The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM,  will serve Lusaka in Zambia three times a week using an Airbus A330-200. The aircraft has space for 243 passengers, 30 in World Business Class and 213 in Economy Class.
Starting 15 May 2012, flight KL561 will depart from Schiphol on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 12:30 hrs, arriving in Lusaka the same day at 22:10 hrs. The return flight, KL562, will depart Lusaka at 23:55 hrs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights and arrive in Amsterdam at 09:55 hrs the next morning.
Zambia is experiencing strong growth, thanks to its vigorous mining industry. Moreover, this new destination for KLM will create a direct link between Zambia’s flourishing flower industry and the Netherlands, which is the largest junction in the worldwide flower industry.
Zambia also offers a wide variety of tourist attractions. Tourism in Zambia is centred around the city of Livingstone, located on the banks of the Zambezi river and close to the famed Victoria Falls.
Together with Kenya Airways, KLM offers another thirteen flights a week to Lusaka via Nairobi. Thanks to the partnership with Kenya Airways, KLM and Air France can offer an extensive network throughout Africa. The alliance flies to many destinations including Harare, Mombassa, Lilongwe, and Bujumbura.

Eurocontrol: Update on European air traffic situation on 17 May 2010

The ashcloud is back again. Some aiports in The Netherlands, namely Amsterdam's Schiphol, Rotterdam and Groningen airports, and in England, Northern Ireland and much of Scotland and Wales are currently closed. Dubin in the Rep. of Ireland is also closed.
EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, just published a press release saying: "The areas of ash concentration are mainly at low levels. During the course of the day, the current cloud is expected to disperse somewhat. By 14.00CET, the cloud is expected to mainly affect Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland and parts of south-west UK." [src.]
The dutch airports and Dublin are closed till 14.00CET, the London airports Gatwick & Heathrow, as well as Manchester, Liverpool und Leeds, are already open again.

base of the Dutch team during the 2010 World Cup™ in South Africa

The base of the Dutch national team will be the luxurious Hilton Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg's poshest & richest suburb. The team will train at at Wits University, 15km south of the hotel.

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How to get there?
From the airport, take the R24 Johannesburg highway and turn at NI2/N3 North highway turn off at Marlboro Road. At the traffic light, turn left and continue to the "Shell" petrol/gas station on your left. Turn right into South Road and continue to the T-Junction. Turn left into Rivonia Road and pass the Southern Sun Grayston Hotel on your left. The Hilton Sandton hotel is on your left.

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Dutch flight tax axed

After being in place for only a year, the flight tax imposed by the Dutch government has been scrapped, officials in the Netherlands announced.

The Dutch government has decided to scrap the flight tax from July 2009 onwards. The abolition of the flight tax is one of the measures by the Dutch government to stimulate the country’s economy during the difficult times the world is currently struggeling with.

The flight tax was introduced on July 1 last year for all passengers who left Holland from a domestic airport - short-haul flights was €11.25, while long-haul passengers were charged €45.

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