KLM CFO Looks To The Future Amid Airline’s 102nd Birthday Celebrations

  • Date: 17-Oct-2021
  • Source: Forbes
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Middle East
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KLM CFO Looks To The Future Amid Airline’s 102nd Birthday Celebrations

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, like other international airlines, had to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic's changing regulations and fear-inducing headlines while sustaining its business. As travel slowly returns, the airline is well-positioned to meet the growing demand. The airline recently introduced an interactive Covid-19 map that helps passengers understand the constantly updated entry requirements for countries around the world. Based on passport nationality and departure point, the map explains the varying restrictions for different destinations to ease the travel planning process. A KLM plane is seen taking off at Schiphol International Airport. (Photo by Wim Wobbes/BSR ... [+] Agency/Getty Images) KLM managing director and CFO Erik Swelheim shares some of the other changes the airline went through over the past year and his thoughts on what passengers and the industry can expect for 2022 and beyond. KLM makes a special effort to give a name to each of its aircraft. Its Airbus A330 planes are named ... [+] for famous squares while its Boeing 737 planes (like the one pictured) are named after birds. Fewer stories like this We see business travel slowly returning, especially now that the USA and Canada have reopened their borders. It's clear though that leisure travel