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KLM will significantly boost its seasonal Amsterdam - Dubrovnik service next summer, adding seven additional weekly flights for a total of two daily rotations. The expanded fourteen-weekly schedule will run for the entire summer season, beginning March 29. The airline will deploy a mix of Embraer E195-E2 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the route. With this improvement, KLM will offer twice-daily flights to all of its destinations in the former Yugoslavia next summer, including Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Split, Ljubljana and Belgrade. Split will see up to three daily rotations during the peak summer travel period.
Last year Split, this and next year Ljubljana, now Dubrovnik, KLM is on a roll
ReplyDeleteIt is good and important that the region continues to decouple itself from its dependence on Star Alliance.
ReplyDeleteWhat dependence? Have you looked at any stats for passenger traffic in the region?
DeleteObviously not.
DeleteThe region is over depended on Star Alliance for any transfer destinations or long haul. So yes, I think anon 1052 is right.
DeleteNo it is really not. Qatar, Emirates and flydubai run huge traffic levels on long-haul flights to the East and the South in all ex-Yu countries. The majority of Latin American passengers to Croatia come with Iberia. Air Serbia runs North America and China routes. Amsterdam is a huge transfer point for long-haul and so is Paris, and even London for US and Canada passengers.
DeleteAlso, because Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa are more competitors than allies in Star Alliance, you could count Turkish separately and all the transfers that they do as well.
Come on, do not try to argue something it is dumb to argue about. Go check the seat count of seats offered by Star Alliance vs other alliances in our region and you will see yourself the dominance.
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DeleteThis Balkan discussion culture keeps coming up on this blog. Again and again, this light aggressiveness and sharpness in tone. It would be nice to finally see some progress here.
Of course, there is a certain dependence on Star Alliance, which can be seen from the strength of Istanbul, Frankfurt, Zurich, Turkish, and LH Group in the airport statistics alone.
And the alliances are not necessarily just about European flights, but about the intercontinental network, and not just in a few directions, but worldwide. And every additional flight via AMS or CDG is therefore welcome.
"Come on, do not try to argue something it is dumb to argue about. Go check the seat count of seats offered by Star Alliance vs other alliances in our region and you will see yourself the dominance."
DeleteWhy don't you check it out and then come back once you realise what the facts are? You might surprise yourself when you see which airlines have the highest passenger volumes in Ex-Yu.
Bravo Hrvatska!
ReplyDeleteSplit is ctually the only to receive 3 daily in the height of the season.
ReplyDeleteI like how KLM does it. If they launch a route, they launch it with 7 weekly. If they increase it, they increase it by 7 weekly. No dripp-feeding by 1 or 2 weekly like most other airlines.
ReplyDeleteI like it because offering consistency and flexibility throughout the week is a very good way to attract more passengers. And its especially important if you're running a hub-and-spoke model.
Why not SJJ for any sky team connections?
ReplyDeleteKLM are in the business of making money.
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DeleteAlmost like OU 😂😂😂😂😂
DeleteSo funny
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