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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to Fly to 161 Winter Destinations

AMSTERDAM — KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) will operate flights to an extensive number of destinations for the upcoming winter season. 

For the period from October 26, 2025, to March 28 next year, KL will offer services to 161 destinations, of which 92 are within Europe and 69 are intercontinental services. This also facilitates almost 25,000 different connections.

Compared to last winter, the total number of available KL seats is expected to increase by 6%. There is indeed a significant increase in capacity to India (+28% compared to winter 2024). The airline will also add more capacity on flights to the Caribbean for the winter. It will offer 17% more seats than last year.

The expansion is possible due to KL receiving additional new aircraft. The carrier expects to welcome its fifteenth Boeing 787-10 this winter. In addition, three new Airbus A321neo aircraft will also be delivered.

New Destinations

KLM is adding services to new destinations. This winter, it will add weekly flights to Kittilä (KTT) in Finland. This is a popular winter destination in Lapland. 

The carrier will return to Barbados (BGI) for the winter but will combine this route with Georgetown (GEO) in Guyana. This route will operate three times a week.

KLM will fly to Hyderabad (HYD) for the first time this winter. Starting in late February, the airline will also offer direct flights to San Diego (SAN). These intercontinental flights will operate three times a week.

Other destinations launched this summer will also be available for the first time during the winter season. 

In Europe, this includes Exeter (EXT) and Ljubljana (LJU). Both will be served with daily flights from Amsterdam (AMS). 

Popular Destinations

Between early January and late February, KL will offer additional flights to Delhi (DEL) and Panama City (PTY). Both destinations will see the addition of 3 extra flights per week to each.

Commencing in mid-December, services to Bangkok (BKK) will increase to 10 flights per week. Flights to Curaçao will also increase to 11 per week. 

In addition, Cape Town will be served 11 times per week for the entire winter season, with one more weekly flight added compared to last year.  

Other destinations with increased frequencies include Boston (BOS), Miami (MIA), Portland (PDX), San Francisco (SFO), Bangalore (BLR), Aruba/Bonaire (AUA), São Paulo (GRU), Lima (LIM), and San José (SJO).

In Europe, KL will continue flying from AMS to Ibiza (IBZ) into November and December. This service will resume in February and March 2026. During the same periods, there will be extra flights to destinations in Southern Europe, including Naples (NAP) and Athens (ATH), as well as to Bordeaux (BOD), Gothenburg (GOT), Poznan (POZ), Cork (ORK), Leeds (LBA), and Vienna (VIE).

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