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Thursday, February 7, 2013

►► NETHERLANDS: KLM announces changes to Accra, Cairo, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Johannesburg and Lagos from Winter 2012.

KLM
[UPDATE 7 FEBRUARY] Further to KLM's (KL) previously announced Summer Timetable changes, so they have announced equipment i.e aircraft changes to their Winter 2012 timetable.

KLM Africa Network 2013
KLM Africa Network 2013 (GreatCircleMapper)

Amsterdam – Accra, Ghana
  • Airbus A330-300 operates on daily basis (Previous plan was A330-200 to operate on Day 1, replace -300)
Amsterdam – Cairo, Egypt
  • Winter service reduces from daily to 4 weekly, 777-200ER operating 
  • Summer 2013 season operates 5 times a week with Boeing 777-200ER (4 weekly in S12)
Amsterdam – Cape Town, South Africa
  • Boeing 777-200ER operates daily. Previously planned 777-200ER/-300ER operation cancelled.
  • Effective 1 May 2013 - Northern Summer season operates 4x weekly with 777-200ER, reduced from 5x weekly in NW12
          - KL597 AMS1005 – 2135CPT 772 x246
          - KL598 CPT2335 – 1100+1AMS 772 x246

Amsterdam – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
  • Daily service operates with Airbus A330-300, replacing planned Boeing 777-200ER/-300ER 
Amsterdam – Johannesburg, South Africa
Amsterdam – Lagos, Nigeria
  • Airbus A330-300 to continue operation 5x a week. Remaining 2x weekly operates with -200 (Previous plan was daily A330-200)
          - KL587 AMS1255 – 1945LOS 333 x13
          - KL587 AMS1255 – 1945LOS 332 13
          - KL588 LOS2305 – 0550+1AMS 333 x13
          - KL588 LOS2305 – 0550+1AMS 332 13


[UPDATE 7 FEBRUARY] Changes announced to Tanzania route from June until end August as follows:

KLM: Amsterdam – Kilimanjaro – Dar es Salaam – Amsterdam
  • 02JUN13 – 31AUG13 - Boeing 777-200ER replaces A330-200 (Previous Plan sees 777 operating until 14SEP13)
Source [AirlineRoute]