NORTHWEST AIRLINES and KLM will inaugurate a joint daily non-stop service between Washington's Dulles International and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on 29 October, replacing the present thrice-weekly frequencies. The new service will be flown with McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30s.
The two airlines now offer joint schedules from 11 North American cities to Amsterdam, and code-share flights to over 100 US cities and 25 other destinations.
Because of increased demand on the Detroit-London Gatwick route, Northwest will be upgrading its aircraft on five of its seven services a week, also from October. The 267 seat DC-10-30s, will be replaced by 360 seat Boeing 747-200s, boosting seat capacity by around 25%. Between 15 December and 6 April, Northwest will revert to the DC-10, but will add two additional flights on Fridays and Sundays.
Detroit is Northwest's largest gateway to Europe and Asia. In addition to the London service, it operates non-stop to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Osaka, Paris, Seoul and Tokyo.
Source: Flight International
