Impact of Winter Weather on KLM Flights
KLM Newsroom••business
Key Points:
- Since early January, KLM has faced severe operational disruptions due to extreme winter weather, resulting in thousands of flight cancellations and around 300,000 affected travelers.
- To manage the situation, KLM has proactively canceled flights in advance, deployed larger aircraft on key routes, operated additional flights, and suspended ticket sales temporarily to maximize seat availability.
- The airline has experienced challenges in securing sufficient de-icing fluid, a critical resource for safe departures, but has taken measures including self-collecting supplies from Germany to maintain operations.
- Despite ongoing difficulties, KLM has successfully transported over 100,000 passengers on some days and is not currently canceling flights for January 10, while urging passengers to monitor communications closely.
