KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to Offer Service from Dallas-Fort Worth to Amsterdam Starting March 2008

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has announced that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will begin daily wide-body service from Dallas-Fort Worth to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one of the world's top international connecting hubs, according to a statement released through PR Newswire. KLM will operate the route in cooperation with its joint venture partner Northwest Airlines beginning March 30, 2008 with Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

Amsterdam will represent the 38th international destination for DFW, the highest number in the Airport's history. KLM offers connections from its hub at Schiphol Airport to 75 worldwide destinations.

"This is what our International Terminal D is all about -- bringing new international service and choices to our 60 million passengers. That is why we built this building; to be a magnet for new international business and tourism opportunities for North Texas," Jeff Fegan, CEO of DFW International Airport, said in the press release. "Our international service continues to expand, and now with a record number of international destinations for our passengers, we're poised to add even more new service in the future."

DFW International Airport is the world's third busiest, offering nearly 1,900 flights per day and serving 60 million passengers a year. The KLM daily flight to Amsterdam will bring an estimated $125 million in economic activity to the Dallas-Fort Worth region every year.

"The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is an important part of the growing global economy," Peter Hartman, president and CEO of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, said in the statement. "We believe that our comfortable service and convenient connections will allow area business and leisure travelers to easily connect to cities throughout Europe and the world. We also look forward to providing travelers throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India with comfortable and convenient service to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex."