KLM and Flybe enter code-share agreement
Through this new partnership, KLM will be offering its customers three daily flights on the Southampton – Amsterdam route and one daily flight on the Inverness – Amsterdam route. The agreement provides passengers from Southampton and Inverness easy connections with the rest of the world via the award-winning Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Flybe will benefit from incremental traffic generated by KLM sales.
Dave Lees, Southampton Managing Director said: “This is fantastic news for the airport and the region. By code sharing Flybe and KLM are providing a competitively priced service that will see passengers starting and ending their journey here at their local airport with all the convenience that brings. They can now fly onward to 150 destinations throughout the world, without collecting luggage, checking in again and paying for separate flights.
"This announcement will also be particularly important for businesses in the region trading with international markets in areas such as China, India, Asia and South Africa.”
Flights on which KLM will put its code will be operated by Flybe with Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 and Embraer E-195 aircraft.
Arriving in Amsterdam Schiphol, KLM customers will have the choice of connections to more than 150 destinations worldwide on routes operated by KLM and its partners.
This partnership enhances the existing cooperation between the Air France-KLM Group and Flybe. Indeed, Flybe and Air France already operate within the framework of a code-share agreement on a substantial number of routes between France and the UK.
Flybe is Europe's largest regional airline with 202 routes serving 18 countries, operating from a total of 90 departure points, 35 UK and 55 European airports. It is also the UK’s leading domestic airline operating more UK flights - over four times more domestic routes and carrying more domestic passengers at London Gatwick - than any other airline.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline still operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced one of the leading European air transport groups, based on two powerful brand names and hubs — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The two airlines collaborate on three core activities while maintaining their own identity: passenger transport, cargo transport and aircraft maintenance.
KLM now operates up to 65 flights on a daily basis from 14 destinations in the UK: Aberdeen, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham-Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Humberside, Leeds-Bradford, London City, London Heathrow, Manchester, Newcastle and Norwich. It serves approximately 150 destinations and is a member of SkyTeam, the global airline alliance with 15 members providing access to an extensive global network with daily flights to more than 900 destinations.
Together with their partners Delta and Alitalia, Air France and KLM operate the biggest transatlantic joint venture with approximately 260 daily trans-Atlantic flights.
