WILLEMSTAD/AMSTELVEEN — Airline Company KLM is reducing the capacity for the coming winter season with 4 percent in comparison with last year’s winter season. The capacity for short and medium range distances will be reduced with 6 percent, and for distant flights with 3 percent. KLM announced the aforementioned on September 21st 2009.
For the Netherlands Antilles, this only implies a change in the number of flights to Bonaire, as KLM no longer flies to Aruba. Until December 14th, when the Christmas period starts, KLM will fly to Bonaire five instead of six times per week. From December 14th until March 6th, the flights to Bonaire will be carried out as usual, namely six times per week. The cancellation of one weekly flight is due to a lesser demand from the Dutch and/or European market, the local departing general manager Wim Iserief explains. The number of flights to Curaçao will remain the same as well as the three weekly flights to St. Maarten.
According to KLM, the reduced capacity has everything to do with the ‘continued worldwide economical crisis.’ The available number of seats will be reduced on most flights, and there will be fewer seats to Surinam during the off- season. In addition, the number of flights to the United States will be reduced due to the drop back in demand.
Other aircrafts will be deployed on some routes. According to KLM, the route network will remain intact and the existing connections between intercontinental and European flights will also be maintained. The flights to Tallinn and Riga, which were cancelled this summer, will no longer be included in the flight schedule.
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