KLM

[Severn]

Fantastic news for Exeter Airport - KLM starting daily flights to Amsterdam from the 30th March 2025.

Thanks to SeanM on X:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1866493666292019604

 

[Seasider]

I thought KLM were short of aircraft and movements were capped at AMS.

 

[Silvercity]

Well done Exeter, I'd like to see KLM return to Liverpool. I just flew to Amsterdam with Easyjet on a full aircraft and they are only providing one rotation a day presently which insufficient.
Anyhow great Exeter has got this connection, presumably with Eastern aircraft ?

 

[Jerry]

That's fantastic news for Exeter!

 

[mullion]

They Obviously don`t think LPL can support the route

 

[Silvercity]

They Obviously don`t think LPL can support the route

Hardly

 

[mullion]

If there is only one flight a day to LPL there has got to be a reason

 

[Seasider]

They would rather have passengers flying from MAN.

 

[Silvercity]

If there is only one flight a day to LPL there has got to be a reason

There were 3 per day which was increased to 4. From what I hear Manchester leant on them. However this is history, and not for this thread.

 

[Finger66]

There were 3 per day which was increased to 4. From what I hear Manchester leant on them. However this is history, and not for this thread.

Now why does that not surprise me

 

[mullion]

Manchester would not have leant on them it would have been KLM that made any decision, how many years ago was the service as I only remember 1 a day and that was a good few years ago and will probably be a good idea to come over to Liverpool forum

 

[Seasider]

The more I think about this announcement, the more I can't understand it.

KLM fly 3 x day from BRS (a 60 min drive up the M5?) they also fly from SOU each day, so I can only see them "pinching passengers" from those 2 routes. I would have thought people from the Exeter area would already be using those services and I can't see many people saying "we can now fly to AMS from EXT, let's go".

To reply to @mullion comment, I am sure airports try and apply pressure to airlines in all different ways to keep their services.

 

[Jerry]

The more I think about this announcement, the more I can't understand it.

KLM fly 3 x day from BRS (a 60 min drive up the M5?) they also fly from SOU each day, so I can only see them "pinching passengers" from those 2 routes. I would have thought people from the Exeter area would already be using those services and I can't see many people saying "we can now fly to AMS from EXT, let's go".

To reply to @mullion comment, I am sure airports try and apply pressure to airlines in all different ways to keep their services.

They must see some sort of market and we also need to remember they will be looking at passenger travelling to Devon as well as passengers flying from Devon. KLM have a significant UK network that seems to work.