New daily service offers 90-minute link
Travellers will be able to fly from Exeter to Amsterdam in the new year as a new service launches from Exeter Airport.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is launching its first ever flights from Exeter Airport to the international aviation hub of Schiphol from end of March next year. It is the first time Exeter Airport has served Amsterdam in almost five years, and a first for KLM from the Devon airport as it seeks to expand its UK regional footprint.
The move links Exeter Airport with KLM's network of worldwide destinations via Amsterdam.
Exeter Airport managing director Stephen Wiltshire said: "This is a tremendous boost for regional connectivity, and we are hugely excited by the opportunities KLM will create for passengers across the South West. Flights will operate every day of the week, providing a fantastic gateway for both business and leisure travellers from their local airport."
The flight time is around 90 minutes with departures from Amsterdam to Exeter at 16.15 local time, and from Exeter to Amsterdam at 17.20 local time, seven days a week.
Services will be operated by KLM Cityhopper using an 88-seat Embraer 175 regional jet aircraft.
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