KLM takes flight from San Diego with new non-stop service to Amsterdam

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines File photo courtesy of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines The first nonstop flight to Amsterdam by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines took off from San Diego Thursday giving a big boost to movement options from the region and across Europe KLM will run three flights a week on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays out of San Diego International Airport Authorities celebrated the new year-round highway with a ribbon-cutting ceremony before Thursday s flight to Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam Book your nonstop flight to Amsterdam https t co Rib ilUO pic twitter com OrXZj qLfj San Diego Airport SanDiegoAirport May San Diego has direct flights to London and Munich but airport and airline functionaries say the new direction gives travelers expanded options for easy connections to other European cities from San Diego The city now links to more than other European destinations through KLM The arrangement also represents the th international destination offered out of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria touted the new flight as a major win for our regional financial system and announced the groundwork for the new highway was laid during a pact mission in which Gloria and other San Diego business and civic leaders visited the Netherlands Bas Brouns chief financial officer and managing director at KLM added that the San Diego passage meets our customers voyage necessities and supports our development plans in North America KLM and the airport revealed the new operation in November