KLM and Malaysia Airlines celebrate their 10 year partnership

More than a million passengers have benefited from a truly global network combination.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Malaysia Airlines on October 14th celebrated 10 years of successful partnership. What started with codesharing on the route between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur, has now evolved into an extensive code pact with benefits for the passengers of both airlines.

Malaysia Airlines and KLM started their codeshare cooperation on the route between Kuala Lumpur and Amsterdam in October 1998. Soon, Malaysia Airlines’ passengers were able to use KLM’s network in Europe to travel to Scandinavia, Belgium and other destinations. KLM passengers benefited from Malaysia Airlines’ network in South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and domestic network in Malaysia. Today the airlines’ two frequent flyer programs, Enrich and Flying Blue, extend benefits to all frequent flyers of both airlines.

The partnership with KLM has strengthened Malaysia's position in Europe and this cooperation is a proven success formula which forms a sound basis for a continued partnership with KLM in the future.

The celebration of the 10th anniversary took place during The World Route Development Forum at Kuala Lumpur, the world-renowned annual airline and airport networking event.
Malaysia Airlines and KLM currently operate Boeing 747 flights daily between KLIA and Schiphol, offering a weekly capacity of over 5000 seats in each direction.