KLM Operates Ten Test Flights
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KLM will operate nine further test flights on Sunday, 18 April. This decision
follows a successful test flight in Dutch airspace on Saturday evening. KLM will
therefore operate a total of 10 test flights. The technical inspection conducted
after yesterday's flight revealed that no problems had been encountered and that
the quality of the atmosphere is in order. Based on this information, the Dutch
air transport authorities, Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstaat (IVW), granted
permission to operate further test flights on Sunday, 18 April. KLM hopes to
resume operations as swiftly as possible, so that passengers can be brought to
their destination. Naturally, safety remains the chief priority.
The first flight departed from Düsseldorf, Germany, at around 06.30 hrs on
Sunday morning. The aircraft had no passengers on board, but was staffed by a
20-strong crew. The crew on board will fly the seven aircraft stranded in
Düsseldorf back to Schiphol one by one. These flights will be operated during
the course of Sunday.
"These are test flights," stressed KLM President & CEO Peter Hartman. "This does
not mean that normal air traffic has been resumed. This matter will be decided
on by the Dutch air transport authorities IVW, in consultation with the European
authorities."
If all of the flights are operated without a hitch, KLM hopes to receive
permission to resume part of its operations as quickly as possible to bring
passengers to their destination. KLM will join hands with Lufthansa, which
operated 10 test flights in Germany yesterday.
KLM expects to issue further updates later today.
Passengers are advised not to travel to Schiphol, but to closely monitor airline
websites for the latest information about their flight.
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Datum: 18.04.2010 - 10:53 Uhr
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