Nothing less than 70 years, seven decades, 82 months and more than 25,500 days are those that KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines, has been fulfilling the wishes of those who, from Barcelona, ​​want to travel to Amsterdam. The first flight was operated in collaboration with the Sabena company with a Convair 240 equipped with 40 seats. Its duration was 5 hours and 20 minutes. And so, uniting two cities, it has continued until today.
Currently, KLM offers 5 daily flights from Barcelona to Amsterdam, operated with Boeing 737 aircraft that make the journey to Schiphol airport in about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Once there, a total of 165 international destinations (96 European and 69 intercontinental) are accessible by flying with KLM, the gateway to the entire world.
Nothing has to envy one of the other, since both Barcelona and Amsterdam treasure countless attractions and places of interest for an urban getaway full of outdoor activities, nightlife, art and culture, and fun for the whole family. Specifically, in the capital of the Netherlands, the Anne Frank House, the Van Gogh Museum or a walk through the Vondelpark await you.
On the other side of the IJ, the modern and avant-garde neighborhood of Amsterdam North, which offers spectacular street art in the former NDSM shipyard, contrasts with the historic canal district, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the latter you can explore the “nine streets”, nine picturesque streets that run perpendicular to the canals, or admire the capital from the water with a boat tour. The Jordaan and Pijp neighborhoods are famous for their relaxed atmosphere and classic Dutch brown cafes, and are also worth a visit.
This “idyll” of KLM with the city of Barcelona makes the company one of the foreign airlines that has been operating in Catalonia for the longest time. Now, it celebrates its 70 years of joint history and reaffirms its strategic commitment to a region in which it has had a solid and permanent presence since 1953. Throughout all these years, KLM has positioned itself as an innovative and avant-garde company that has known how to adapt to the demand of its customers and to the evolution of air transport throughout the world.
For more than a century, the company has been a pioneer in the airline industry and has never wavered for a day in its purpose. To do this, KLM invests in a good product for customers, makes smart use of technology and sets ambitious sustainability targets with initiatives such as purchasing new, more efficient aircraft, reducing weight where possible and investing in sustainable fuel. SAF.
For the second consecutive year, the airline has once again won the 2023 APEX World Class award, a special recognition given by customers and the industry for performance in terms of safety, customer well-being and sustainability. APEX is the largest international organization when it comes to passenger perceptions of airlines and has become a renowned ratings and research entity.
