KLM will only operate 10% summer timetable initially planned, but this will nevertheless represent 57 destinationsa record number compared with other European carriers. Intercontinental flights will now only be operated by Boeing 777s and Boeing 787s, as the Dutch carrier has decided to reduce the number of Boeing 787s.ground its Boeing 747s. The airline will offer 69 weekly intercontinental flights to the following destinations, with two or three flights a week: Atlanta, Abu Dhabi/Muscat, Bangkok, Curacao, Delhi and Dubai, Sao PauloHong Kong, Seoul, New York JFK, Johannesburg, Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles, Lima, MexicoNairobi, TokyoChicago, Beijing, Panama, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Calgary and Toronto. These flights will be operated if restrictions are lifted, such as the closure of airspace currently in force in the United Arab Emirates and India.
The European network also offers as many connecting flights as possible with KLM's intercontinental network. The following destinations will thus be served daily from Schiphol 28 March to 3 May (subject to change) : Paris, Lyon, Geneva, ViennaZurich, BrusselsDüsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart, BerlinRome (from 4 April), Stockholm, Billund, Copenhagen, Göteborg and Oslo, BarcelonaLisbon, MadridAberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, London City, London Heathrow, Manchester and Newcastle. These routes will only be operated if all the conditions are met. This is the case, for example, with Spain and Italy, where all flights are currently suspended.
The airport of Schiphol, à Amsterdamremains open but has adapted its facilities to the drop in traffic. Since 24 March, passenger check-in has taken place exclusively in departures zone 2 and part of departures zone 3. After security checks, passengers have access to boarding zones 1 and 2. Only the "Dand E-Pier" will still be used for flights, the other piers being used as parking areas for grounded aircraft. Around ten restaurants and bars will be offering takeaways, while other shops such as bookshops, electronics stores and the famous Duty Free Shops will remain open to the public. Visit trains also run to the main towns in the Netherlands.
