Norwich Airport in the UK has welcomed the return of a daily service to Amsterdam Schiphol Aiport in the Netherlands thanks to KLM. The link to Schiphol provides passengers with the ability to connect to more than 100 European and intercontinental destinations via Amsterdam.
Commenting on the reintroduction of the service, Richard Pace, Managing Director at Norwich Airport, said: “The return of daily flights from Norwich to Amsterdam Schiphol is excellent news for Norwich Airport after a difficult period in our industry. Connectivity between Norwich and Amsterdam is critical for our region and for our global onward connectivity from East Anglia via Schiphol.”
He added that the return of KLM marks the first signs of recovery and growing confidence amongst commercial passengers and airlines alike. “We’ve been busy implementing all the appropriate additional safety measures at Norwich Airport; we’re open for business and ready to facilitate safe travel for passengers.”
Norwich has introduced a range of health and safety measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Face masks are mandatory for both passengers and crew when boarding and during the flight and new aircraft cleaning procedures have been introduced including the disinfection of all surfaces in contact with customers such as armrests, tables and screens.
Benedicte Duval, General Manager for Air France-KLM in the UK and Ireland added: “After what has been and continues to be, a very challenging period for our industry, we are pleased to be in a position to resume a daily service from East Anglia. We have a longstanding partnership with Norwich Airport, having provided worldwide connectivity to the region for over 30 years, and we look forward to welcoming our local passengers back on board once they are ready to travel again.”
He added that, while the airline has returned to its pre-COVID network of 16 departure points in the UK it is aware that supply and demand are now more subject to greater, more rapid change than before.”The next step is to monitor demand and increase frequencies or increase capacity by deploying larger aircraft where possible.”
