KLM launches service to Kigali and strengthens position in Africa
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Amstelveen, 31 October 2010 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will operate its first
flight to Kigali in Rwanda today. Five flights a week will be offered to Kigali
with an intermediate stopover in Entebbe. The new service will be operated using
Airbus A330-200 equipment, offering seats for 243 passengers: 30 in World
Business Class and 213 in Economy Class.
In cooperation with Air France, KLM will offer new destinations and more
frequencies in Africa with effect from commencement of its new winter schedule
today. Cooperation with partner Kenya Airways will also be expanded. KLM and Air
France's capacity has been raised by more than 4% this winter in comparison with
last year. This winter, the AIR FRANCE KLM Group will be serving 43 African
destinations at a frequency of more than 200 flights a week. As such, KLM will
be strengthening its position in Africa.
Four new destinations
In addition to KLM initiating scheduled service to Kigali, Air France will also
offer twice-weekly service to Bata in Equatorial Guinea with effect from the
same date.
In addition to KLM's existing services, flights to Tripoli (Libya) will also be
operated five times a week by Air France from the start of the summer schedule
on 27 March 2011. Additionally, passengers will be able to fly via Paris with
Air France to and from Freetown in Sierra Leone (twice weekly) and to and from
Monrovia in Liberia (thrice weekly).
More frequencies
Throughout the winter period, KLM will offer daily flights to and from Dar es
Salaam and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
In summer 2011, the frequency of KLM's scheduled services to Tripoli will be
raised from six to seven flights a week. Additionally, KLM will increase its
weekly flights to Abuja/Kano from three to four and to Entebbe/Kigali from five
to six.
Pointe Noire (Congo) and Libreville (Gabon) will be served five instead of four
times a week by Air France effective 13 December 2010. However, the flights to
Libreville are subject to obtaining landing rights from the authorities in
Gabon.
With effect from September 2010, Air France will also operate daily service to
Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.
Partnership with Kenya Airways
Cooperation with Kenya Airways will also make it possible for KLM to offer a
more extensive network with even more destinations and higher frequencies in
East Africa. Operating from the its Nairobi hub, Kenya Airways offers flights to
destinations including Ndola, Harare, Mombassa, Lusaka, Lilongwe, Bujumbura and
Zanzibar. In cooperation with Kenya Airways, Air France also offers flights to
destinations including Dzaoudzi and Moroni via Nairobi.
Modern fleet
On its routes to Africa, KLM largely operates flights with modern Airbus A330-
200 and Boeing 777-200 aircraft, aged 4.7 years on average. All of the aircraft
offer passengers the latest personal inflight entertainment systems. KLM has
also introduced an Economy Comfort zone for greater comfort during the flight.
KLM Club Africa
To make doing business in Africa easier, KLM also offers Club Africa. The useful
contacts provided through this online platform facilitate successful, targeted
business operations in Africa. Members of Air France and KLM's frequent flyer
loyalty programme have access to this service.
For further information:
KLM Media Relations, tel: +31(0)20-6494545.
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