Netherlands

The airports operator is downgrading its forecast for full-year passenger numbers.

The agreement covers routes from Amsterdam to 18 cities across Europe.

The carrier is now operating 24 flights a week to Dutch Antilles islands Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

The Amsterdam-based carrier is adding Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to its network.

Five European vacation destinations will be offered from the Dutch airport.

Fresh from adding four new destinations this summer, six more are joining the Netherlands-based carrier’s network in winter.

The SkyTeam alliance member this summer expects to operate between 50% and 75% of pre-pandemic capacity on flights in Europe.

The Netherlands-based LCC is focused on restarting as many routes as possible this summer, with an ambition of growing capacity to 80% of 2019 levels by the third quarter of 2021.

The full transcript of Elbers' interview in Routes Magazine, in which he discusses the airline’s network rebuild and why sustainability remains a key focus during the recovery from COVID-19.

The move follows tougher travel restrictions imposed by the Dutch government.

Pieter Elbers believes the hub-and-spoke model will be crucial to the restoration of long-haul passenger traffic.

Capacity is 'regrettably' being trimmed in Europe in response to new lockdown measures.