October 2011 will see and a significant boost in the number of flights the Amsterdam-based traditional airline KLM operates to the Carribean.

It means more flights and more opportunities for leisure travellers flying from Amsterdam to Curacao as well as to Bonaire, Aruba and St. Maarten. Altogether there will be some 2600 additional seats to these destinations. The schedule changes will be in effect as of October 30, 2011.

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It is coming up to Christmas eve and it is about time you chilled out in the middle of the pre-Christmas rush. Hence today’s post is not about aifares deals or the opening about new rutes. Grab a cup of hot tea and entertain youselv by reading fun facts about airlines.

There is nothing that makes as strong an impression as BIG numbers. And these numbers are big as heck. Not without reason it is claimed that after fuel and maintenance catering is the big thing within the aviation industry. American Airlines managed to save USD 40,000 after taking away ONE OLIVE from each portion of salad served on board!!

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Not long ago we mentioned – rather our of idle curiosity as it had nothing to do with low-cost – that soon commercial space flights may become reality. Now that is turns out that it is not only Virgin Galactic that is at the cutting edge of aviation technology, we have no choice but to write a follow-up post.

It turns namely out that the Dutch KLM embarks on suborbital space tourism as well. This traditional carrier – one of the oldest airlines in the world – enters into cooperation with Space Experience Curaçao. The goal of this cooperation is providing commercial suborbital flights  Space Port Curaçao.

The vehicle which will enable this enterprise is Lynx suborbital spacecraft and is yet to be manufactured.

Not long ago, such plans would have sounded like science-fiction – or simply like delusions of grandeur – but as the SXC Founder claims, it is simply in keeping with the Dutch entrepreneurial spirits and as such it should not come as a surprise.

While space adventures in all probability will remain out of reach for a long time, we suggest you visit KLM’s and check out its more is it were terrestrial but still amazing offer.

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British Airways along with 12 other carriers (e.g. Air France-KLM) will have to pay a fine totalling €800m following a price fixing scheme. The fine is imposed by the EU antitrust authorities and results from an investigation which involved both the EU institutions, the UK’s Office of Fair Trading and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Even though it the biggest fine this British carrier has ever been imposed, the total amount could have been considerably higher had it not been for the cooperation on the part of British Airways.

The price fixing scheme, which took place between 2004 and 2006, concerned surcharge increases.

The CEO of British Airways reassured that the passengers would not be overcharged. Well, time will show.

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Yes, you read right, no printing gremlin has crept into the headline. If you long for a trip to the sunny California on the West Coast of the United States, the possibility is within your reach thanks to the Dutch carrier KLM.

In addition to Los Angeles, Dublin may become the gateway to dozens of other splendid journeys e.g. Bergen from €239, Beijing from €606 or New York from €440. The prices are all-inclusive for return trips in case anybody wondered.

Fancy a big time trip from Dublin to Los Angeles? Or maybe you prefer one of the other destinations? Regardless of where you feel like going, go to the carrier’s website and book TODAY.

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A couple of days ago we mentioned a promotion launched by Virgin Atlantic on flights from London. It seems as though this British carrier is not is only one offering promo flights from the capital of Britain. A similar sale has just been kicked off by the Dutch KLM.

KLM offers all London travellers quite a batch of attractive return flights to numerous destinations. Let us take a look at a few examples: London Abu – Dhabi from £335, London – Dubai from £357 or London – New York from £381.

The quoted airfares are inclusive of taxes and charges. The promo fares to America are valid until October 12, 2010 whereas the other ones are good for booking until November 11, 2010.

Interested in this offer? Then you had better go to the carrier’s website and get hold of the lowest fares.

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Low cost airline Ryanair, known mainly thanks to its low fares and many weird fees proposals, grows steadily. The airline transported 7.68 million passengers in August. This means this low cost carrier transported more passengers than Air France – KLM.

Europe’s largest low-cost airline (in millions of people transported in 2009) are Ryanair with 66.5, easyJet with 45.2, Air Berlin 27.9, Norwegian 10.7, Vueling 8.2, WizzAir 7.8 and GermanWings 7.2.

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SAS Scandinavian Airlines was Europe’s most punctual airline in 2009, and this summer SAS is once again Europe’s most punctual airline. In July, SAS was even the world’s most punctual airline amongst all major airlines. For May, June and July, SAS’ punctuality was superior to any other major airline in Europe.

In July, SAS’ punctuality was 90.35%, resulting in 14,312 of 15,840 flights being on time. In June the punctuality was 90.62% and in May 91.30%. SAS’ punctuality was thereby superior amongst all Europe’s major airlines. Second most punctual major airline in July was KLM with 84.50%. Other airlines included Norwegian (83.25%), Air Berlin (72.58%), Ryanair (69.18%), easyJet (52.45%) or Iberia (45.92%). These on-time performance reports for worldwide carriers and airports are generated from FlightStats Analytics.

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Italy’s largest airline Alitalia joined the Air France – KLM Group and Delta Air Lines as a member of the airline industry’s leading trans-Atlantic joint venture.

Through the four-way joint venture, passengers have now access to network, which offers almost 250 flights and approximately 55,000 seats each day.

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Delta began new nonstop flights from Seattle to Beijing and from Seattle to Osaka. The new routes to China and Japan continue Delta’s development of Seattle as its primary West Coast gateway to Asia.

New nonstop services:

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