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  • Paris Charles de Gaulle is the busiest airport in Europe

    Paris Charles de Gaulle is the busiest airport in Europe

    In the busiest airports in Europe rankings, London Heathrow lost for the first time the first place, being overtaken by Paris Charles de Gaulle, BBC and Reuters reported.

    In the first nine months of 2020, about 19 million passengers passed through Heathrow Airport, compared to 19.3 million registered at the airport in the French capital.

    Amsterdam (Schiphol) and Frankfurt airports are close, in third and fourth places.

    Heathrow Airport, which has already laid off 500 employees, reported £ 1.5 billion ($ 1.95 billion) losses in the first nine months of 2020.

    The company also worsened its estimates of passenger numbers in 2021 to 22.6 million – less than a quarter of the 2019 level.

  • KLM will fly from Schiphol to 31 intercontinental destinations

    KLM will fly from Schiphol to 31 intercontinental destinations

    From Monday 18 May to Sunday 24 May inclusive, KLM will fly from Schiphol to 31 intercontinental destinations, show KLM.com.

    All flights as scheduled in the summer schedule are subject to change. It is customers own responsibility to take note of the various restrictions that vary from country to country and from person to person and may change at any time.

    Air France and KLM have issued vouchers

    Air France and KLM have issued refundable vouchers as a commercial response to massive flight cancellations. These vouchers can be reimbursed after 12 months if they have not been (fully) used.

    To enhance the attractiveness of the vouchers, issued before or after 15th May the companies added a bonus of 15% to the total value of the initial ticket.

    This extra value can be used for a new booking but will not be included in the cash payout after 12 months if no new booking has been made.