KLM to Luanda

On 14 November KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will launch scheduled service between Amsterdam and Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda (Angola).  Luanda will become KLM’s 71st intercontinental destination.

Twice-weekly service will be offered to Luanda using Boeing 777-200 equipment.  This aircraft type offers seats for 318 passengers; 35 in World Business Class and 283 in Economy Class.  Together with Air France, KLM will be offering a total of four weekly flights to Luanda.

Once part of the Portuguese Empire and independent since 1975 Angola seems to have settled down after some turbulent times.  It has substantial oil reserves.  A new airport is being built for Luanda but following disagreement with the Chinese construction company the planned opening, scheduled for sometime this year, will not be met.  Besides KLM/Air France other European airlines that operate into Luanda include British Airways, Brussels Airways, Lufthansa and TAP. www.klm.com

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