KLM removes stranded passengers from Bangkok via Phuket
Amstelveen – Monday, 1 December 2008
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated a special flight today in an effort to remove passengers stranded in Thailand since Bangkok's international airport closed. The flight departed from Phuket under flight number KL0814. After making a short stop in Kuala Lumpur, it is expected to land at Schiphol at about 4.30 hrs Tuesday morning, Dutch time.
KLM and Air France have planned a number of flights in tandem to bring more passengers to Amsterdam and Paris. KLM has deployed more ground staff at Schiphol to assist transfer passengers.
For further information:
KLM Media Relations, tel. +31 (0)20 649 4545.
About KLM
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands names and hubs —Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identities — passenger transport, cargo, transport, and aircraft maintenance.
In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group which further includes KLM cityhopper and transavia.com. KLM serves 137 destinations using a modern fleet of 113 aircraft and employs 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, which offers reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.
KLM is a member of SkyTeam, an airline alliance offering a network of 841 destinations in more than 162 nations on six continents. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region around the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the Dutch economy.
In fiscal 2007/08, the KLM Group amassed a turnover of EUR 8.0 billion. The positive operating results amounted to EUR 553 million and the net profit came to EUR 291 million.