KLM to launch Scheduled Flights to Xiamen

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is to launch scheduled services to Xiamen International Airport in China on 27 March 2011. The new service will be operated three times a week.

 Flight KL883 will depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, returning from Xiamen the following day.

The return flight, KL884, will depart from Xiamen International Airport on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving in Amsterdam on the same day.

Flights will be operated with Boeing 777-200ER equipment, which can seat up to 318 passengers: 35 in World Business Class and 283 in Economy Class.

Xiamen is the second-largest city in the province of Fujian and has a population of 3 million inhabitants. Owing partly to its favourable geographical location, Xiamen is undergoing rapid economic growth, attracting large international corporations. The city is also a tourist destination with interesting cultural and historical highlights.

KLM's SkyTeam partner China Southern Airlines offers connecting flights to and from Xiamen from a host of destinations in China.

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