KLM CEO: Hub and spoke will drive recovery

2 December, 2020

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines president and CEO Pieter Elbers said hub and spoke operations will drive a recovery trajectory with a number of lower volume long haul direct routes between the US and Europe no longer sustainable (Routes Online, 02-Dec-2020). Mr Elbers said the carrier has restarted around 70% of its previous long haul network of destinations from Amsterdam, whereas within Europe, capacity currently remains at around 40% to 50% of pre-pandemic levels.

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  • europe
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  • continental europe
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  • covid-19