KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has decided to mark the two-year anniversary of the start of its operations in Georgia, by suspending its services here. Starting on March 29, KLM will no longer offer an Amsterdam-Tbilisi flight. The leadership of the company states that KLM was losing money on this itinerary. It is not yet known which airline will step in to fill the gap left by KLM.
The leadership of the company says this company ceased its operation in Georgia due to the small revenues. According to the statistics, the Tbilisi-Amsterdam route was being flown at no more than a 60 percent capacity and only about 50,000 passengers have used the KLM service.
"Our company has been flying from Amsterdam to Tbilisi for almost two years. Now, as we did not achieve our planned and expected results, we have decided to cease regular flights in March, as this endeavor is financially unsound. The head office made this decision," said KLM representative in Georgia and Armenia Stephan Gumusel, said Friday, adding "If the number of passengers flying to and from Tbilisi increases, we do not rule out restoring our flights again. However, it is difficult to forecast this now."
He said that KLM had no problems with any official structure and "We had really very good relations."
According to KLM, before the end of March, the company will continue to work full-time, but those who have bought long-term tickets, for flights scheduled in April and beyond should transfer their tickets to another airline. The company assures that these passengers will not have any problems. Despite stopping its regularly scheduled flights, KLM does not intend to close its office in Tbilisi.
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The leadership of the company says this company ceased its operation in Georgia due to the small revenues. According to the statistics, the Tbilisi-Amsterdam route was being flown at no more than a 60 percent capacity and only about 50,000 passengers have used the KLM service.
"Our company has been flying from Amsterdam to Tbilisi for almost two years. Now, as we did not achieve our planned and expected results, we have decided to cease regular flights in March, as this endeavor is financially unsound. The head office made this decision," said KLM representative in Georgia and Armenia Stephan Gumusel, said Friday, adding "If the number of passengers flying to and from Tbilisi increases, we do not rule out restoring our flights again. However, it is difficult to forecast this now."
He said that KLM had no problems with any official structure and "We had really very good relations."
According to KLM, before the end of March, the company will continue to work full-time, but those who have bought long-term tickets, for flights scheduled in April and beyond should transfer their tickets to another airline. The company assures that these passengers will not have any problems. Despite stopping its regularly scheduled flights, KLM does not intend to close its office in Tbilisi.
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