Increase In Capacity For KLM At Durham Tees Valley

Tuesday 18th November 2008

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KLM have made the decision to increase capacity on their Amsterdam service operating from Durham Tees Valley Airport.

The airline is to introduce a larger 103 seat aircraft on the route boosting capacity to 7,000 extras seats from now to March 2009. Commenting on the news was Durham Tees Valley’s Marketing and Communications Manager Emma Ormerod who said;

"KLM is putting on a larger 103-seat aircraft on the first flight from Durham Tees Valley in the morning and on the evening return flight from Amsterdam. These are especially important for business travellers who represent well over half of passengers using the KLM service."

Also commenting on the announcement was Andy Hurst, managing director who added;

"This is excellent news for our business, both at home and abroad. Durham Tees Valley Airport is used regularly by the team and the increased capacity on the service will be a real benefit to the business community. As a global company, with a local service culture, efficient and smooth access to our key markets is crucial to not only maintain strong relationships with our clients and staff worldwide, but also to reach projects quickly as we are often required to provide an emergency response to our clients' continuous process operations anywhere in the world."

KLM operate several popular routes from Durham Tees Valley including destinations such as Bangkok, Houston, Zurich, Oslo and Johannesburg.