Camiel Eurlings
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Traffic Minister Camiel Eurlings has in 2010 given away several state guarantees for KLM and Schiphol in negotiations with the management of Air France-KLM. That Volkskrant reported on the basis of documents received in the hands based on an appeal to the Open Government Act (WOB). The management of Air France-KLM would thus simply KLM flights from Schiphol to delete or transfer to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, reports the newspaper.
Merger
When Air France and KLM merged in 2003 stipulated the Dutch government various guarantees to secure jobs around Schiphol and Netherlands reached to keep airborne. Air France-KLM promised at that time to operate two airports and to grow both locations without concrete goals. Both airports must remain a cornerstone of the company. KLM would have to continue to grow at 42 key destinations. However, these guarantees were given in 2010, according to a comparison of the negotiating documents from 2003 and 2010.
Airline Air France-KLM struggling with high debt and increasing competition from airlines from the Persian Gulf. Yet the ‘Schiphol Network in recent years’ strong’ developed, concluded research bureau SEO early this year in a study for the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. Schiphol has since 2004 ‘on all fronts developed significantly stronger than Paris Charles de Gaulle regarding the Air France-KLM network. ” The research thus concluded that there was no need to issue a warning to the Dutch government with regard to the State guarantees.
Freight
However, the researchers warn that some of the local freight network at Schiphol can slip into one of the competing airports. This is mainly due to the recent decision by KLM to reduce a portion of the cargo fleet of Martinair.
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