Kenya Airways to operate extra flight to Amsterdam with KLMs' time slot
12-May-2008 |
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines stated it will give its slot time operation to Kenya Airways, commencing 29-Apr-08 to 30-May-08. The extra operation by Kenya Airways is prompted by the fact that KLM is in the process of servicing their Boeing B747 fleet, which creates a shortage of aircraft availability within the KLM network. This means that Kenya Airways will now operate a total of ten weekly flights to and from Amsterdam during this period.
Kenya Airways will operate the route using a Boeing B777, with a KLM codeshare that is within the joint venture agreement. Four Boeing B777s currently form part of Kenya Airways’ 23 aircraft fleet. Under this arrangement, departures from Amsterdam will be at 10:15, with arrival in Nairobi at 19:35. Departures from Nairobi will be at 22:05 and arrival in Amsterdam at 06:40. Kenya Airways will continue to operate morning flights out of Nairobi in addition to this service. KLM expect to return to normal operations to and from Nairobi as from 01-Jun-08.
KLM has also introduced five new destinations from its hub of Schiphol Airport direct to Panama in Latin America, Portland, and Dallas Fort-Worth in USA, Nantes in France and Linkoping in Sweden.
Kenya Airways and KLM have enjoyed a joint partnership for over 12 years. Kenya Airways has brought to this partnership, its extensive connectivity across the African continent. KLM passengers can now access the over 30 African destinations which Kenya Airways operates to. Kenya Airways passengers can also in turn be able to fly into the many destinations that KLM and Skyteam airlines opereate into.
© Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 12-may-08
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Kenya Airways to operate extra flight to Amsterdam with KLMs' time slot 
