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Friday 6 May: Just 5 weeks after opening, KLM Cityhopper has raised seat capacity on the new route AMS-AAL-AMS from Fokker 70 to Fokker 100 on some flights: - arr. 07:50 Aalborg KL 1332 KLM Fokker 100 PH-OFM - arr. 15:40 Aalborg KL 1336 KLM Fokker 70 PH-KZE KLC uses flexible capacity so Fokker 70 &a...

Yet another freight carrier - AirBridge Cargo Airlines - is joining the freighter competition on the route Chicago - Amsterdam: Amsterdam Schiphol - Chicago O'Hare - AMS ORD RU601 dep. 1930 - arr. 0440 74Y Saturday - AMS ORD RU701 dep. 2000 - arr. 0510 74Y Sunday - AMS ORD RU401 dep. 0830 - arr. 174...

It seems KLM plans to operate 2x/daily AMS-LAX in July on certain days this summer, for an additional flight KL603/604 is open for reservations on www.klm.com - but not published in the timetable. - dep. AMS 09:50 - arr. 11:50 Los Angeles 11h00 non-stop KL601 B747-400 - dep. AMS 11:50 - arr. 13:50 L...

Due to the impact of the Egyptian troubles, KLM has decided to swap aircraft capacity between the AMS-CAI and AMS-TLV routes for the remainder of this Summer 2011: AMS – Cairo - AMS - KL553 dep. AMS 09.30 – arr. 15.05 CAI 739 Daily (new daylight schedule) - KL554 dep. CAI 16.05 – arr. 20.05 AMS 739 ...

As foreseen KLM has corrected its schedule info for Winter 2011/2012 on the route AMS-HAV-AMS and maintains just 3x/week. Two flights will combine HAV with PUJ and only one flight will be HAV-AMS non-stop: - KL721 dep. AMS 10.00 – arr. 14.45 HAV dep. 16.05 – arr. 1930 PUJ dep. 20.30 – arr. 1000 +1 A...

KLM has already adjusted its new flight schedule to Havana by adding a new destination Punta Cana to 2x/week in addition to the 3x/week non-stop service. According to current GDS info, which lists both the original HAV non-stop and new HAV+PUJ flights, frequency would increase from 3x to 5x/week: - ...

Lots of Cathay Pacific B747s today: ARRIVALS: - arr. 06:35 Hong Kong CX 0271 Cathay Pacific Airways B747-400 - arr. 12:50 Paris de Gaulle CX 0270 Cathay Pacific Airways B747-400 - arr. 13:55 Hong Kong - Dubai CX 0039 Cathay Pacific Airways B747-400F - arr. 17:30 Paris de Gaulle CX 0034 Cathay Pacifi...

Mitsubishi to open Regional Aircraft Sales Office for EUR/ME/AFRICA in Amsterdam. Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Amsterdam to act as the sales base for its Mitsubishi Regional Jet in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new subsidiary will begin operations...

Air Arabia Maroc has adjusted its Summer 2011 timetable to include new destinations in Marocco (Fez), while rescheduling services to AMS to double daily on Monday, Wednesday & Sunday. CAS-AMS: - 3O2121 - dep. CAS 15:55 - arr. AMS 20:20 Mo,We,Fr,Su A320 AMS-CAS: - 3O2122 - dep. AMS 22:00 - arr. C...

Cathay Pacific has made its first return flight AMS-CDG-AMS with B747-400 B-HOP. This schedule will occur 3x/week on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: - arr. 06:35 Hong Kong CX 0271 Cathay Pacific Airways B-HOP - dep. 08:55 Paris de Gaulle CX 0271 Cathay Pacific Airways B-HOP - arr. 12:50 Paris de G...

With the introduction of the Summer 2011 timetable last Sunday 27 March, KLM has increased flight frequencies to many European destinations. Not yet reported is another increase on a route to Norway, in addition to the flight increases to Oslo & Trondheim; AMS-KRS-AMS: - KRISTIANSAND - KL1209 de...

easyJet has released a new Summer schedule for BFS-AMS-BFS with 2x/daily service on Mon & Fri only starting 2 September 2011: - EZY 6771 dep. BFS 09.30 - arr. AMS 12.00 Mon & Fri only - EZY 6772 dep. AMS 12.25 - arr. BFS 13.05 Mon & Fri only - EZY 6775 dep. BFS 14.00 - arr. AMS 16.30 Dai...

Several diversions this morning due to fog at AMS:

- DL 0232 Dusseldorf, Seattle - Airbus A330-300 Delta Air Lines N819NW
- KL 1502 Brussels, Norwich - Fokker F70 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines PH-WXD
- AF 5482 Brussels, Strasbourg - Embrear 145 Air France F-GRGE

KLM's inaugural MD11 flight to Miami, the world's first TWITTER arranged air service, will return to AMS today:

- sched. arr. 11:35 - Miami - DL 9319 Delta Air Lines MD11 PH-KCC
- sched. arr. 11:35 - Miami - KL 0628 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines MD11 PH-KCC

Lufthansa Cargo is replacing the 2x/weekly dedicated FRA-AMS-FRA MD11F operations with three new flights, which include AMS as a stop in LHC's regular Latin American operations: - 1x weekly: Frankfurt – Dakar – Viracopos – Curitiba – Quito – Bogota – Aguadilla – Amsterdam – Frankfurt MD11F - 2x week...