KLM, Northwest Airlines Score Significant Expansion

KLM together and Northwest Airlines expand their plans on the North Atlantic route network. By so doing, the two airlines can better meet market demand for more destinations, more daily frequencies, a better spread of flights across the day and seamless connections.

KLM/Northwest is introducing the first nonstop transatlantic service between Europe and Hartford, Connecticut. This unique Northwest operated service from Amsterdam to Hartford, Connecticut will start on July 1, 2007.

KLM/Northwest Airlines also expanded its European flight network including nonstop service from Detroit to Brussels and Düsseldorf.

Northwest’s nonstop Detroit-Brussels service will begin May 7, 2007, initially operating five days per week.

Northwest’s new, nonstop Düsseldorf-Detroit service to begin on June 5, 2007, increasing the number of European destinations Northwest serves from its World Gateway at Detroit hub from four to six. Beginning June 15, 2007, both flights will be offered on a daily basis.

In the same breath, KLM will replace current MD11 on Amsterdam-San Francisco by its B747-400 all-passenger aircraft with reconfigured World Business Class.