By Geoff Percival,Stephen Aherne

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Dutch airline KLM has expanded its winter operations – with the addition of two extra routes, additional frequencies on existing routes and more seat availability.

This winter season – from October 26, 2025 to March 28, 2026 – KLM will offer an extensive network of 161 destinations: 92 within Europe and 69 intercontinental.

Together, these destinations account for around 25,000 different connections, allowing travellers from all over the world to benefit from KLM’s broad network. Every new destination strengthens the network and offers new opportunities for travellers worldwide.

Compared to last winter, the total number of available seats will increase by 6%. Notably, there is a significant capacity expansion to India (+28% compared to winter 2024), and travel to the Caribbean is becoming more popular (+17%).

This winter, KLM is adding two new destinations to its network. Starting at the end of November, KLM will operate a weekly flight to Kittilä in Finland, a popular winter destination in Lapland. Barbados is also returning to the network, combined with Georgetown (Guyana); this route will operate three times per week.

There are also destinations that were launched this summer and will now be available for the first time during the winter season. In Europe, this includes Exeter and Ljubljana, both with daily flights from Amsterdam. Intercontinentally, KLM will fly to Hyderabad and to Barbados (combined with Georgetown) for the first time in winter. Starting late February, KLM will also offer direct flights to San Diego. All these intercontinental destinations will be served three times per week.

Between early January and late February, KLM will offer additional flights to Delhi and Panama City (3 extra flights per week to each, totalling 10 flights per week per destination). Starting mid-December, service to Bangkok will increase to 10 flights per week. Flights to Curaçao will go up to 11 times per week.

For the entire winter season, Cape Town will be served 11 times per week for the first time, one more flight than last year. Other destinations with increased frequency include Boston, Miami, Portland, San Francisco, Bangalore, Aruba/Bonaire, São Paulo, Lima, and San José.

In Europe, KLM will continue flying to Ibiza later into the season, now also in November and December. After a short break, this route will return in February and March 2026. During the same periods, there will be extra flights to Southern European destinations such as Naples and Athens, as well as to Bordeaux, Gothenburg, Poznan, Cork, Leeds, and Vienna.

For intercontinental routes, KLM expects to welcome its final Boeing 787-10 (#15) this winter. In addition, three new Airbus A321neo aircraft will be delivered this winter. These fleet updates will help us operate more sustainably, quietly, and efficiently.