KLM reduces International services

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is to temporarily suspend services to a number of its destinations in the Middle East and also reduce flight frequency or capacity to destinations in other regions.

KLM is responding to diminishing demand arising as a consequence of the war in Iraq. KLM has said that the below measures will apply until April 13, 2003, but KLM will additionally adapt its schedule temporarily if fluctuations in demand make this necessary.

Middle East

Between March 24 and April 13, 2003 KLM will suspend all flights to Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Doha and Kuwait. For the time being, services to Tel Aviv will be suspended from March 24 through April 6. Services to Dubai and Tehran remain unchanged as yet.

Africa

Flight frequency to Cairo and Casablanca will be reduced from seven to five roundtrip services a week. Flight frequency to Tripoli will be reduced from three to two services a week.

North America

KLM and Northwest Airlines is considering a decrease in flight frequency between Amsterdam and Detroit from four to three roundtrip services a day. The number of roundtrip services operated to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York will be temporarily reduced from eleven to seven a week.

Northwest is also to reduce flight frequency on a number of routes between the United States and Europe within the joint venture over the next three weeks, along with utilizing different aircraft types.

Europe

Within its European network, KLM will reduce flight frequency and/or operate smaller aircraft types to a large number of destinations over the period from March 24 through April 13, 2003.