KLM Royal Dutch Airlines officially inaugurated a new route on November 2: Amsterdam-Katowice-Amsterdam. Inhabitants of Upper Silesia gained access to the global network of the Dutch airline. Katowice is already the sixth city in Poland – after Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław and Poznań – from where KLM offers flights to Amsterdam, and from there further into the world.
At Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport, the official inauguration of the new KLM route took place. As of October 30, 2022, the Dutch carrier offers a direct flight connection from Katowice to Amsterdam. Thanks to it, the inhabitants of Katowice and the entire Upper Silesia voivodeship can not only conveniently visit Amsterdam, but also benefit from the access to KLM’s global flight network via the Amsterdam-Schiphol base airport. The new route is operated daily by KLM Cityhopper regional airline which belongs to KLM. Katowice is the sixth city in Poland from where KLM offers a regular connection to Amsterdam. The airline’s total offer from Poland is now up to 68 flights per week.
Schedule and price
The flights on the new route Amsterdam (Schiphol) – Katowice Airport – Amsterdam (Schiphol) are offered daily. The aircraft departs from Katowice Wojciech Korfanty Airport (Pyrzowice) at 16:50, lands in Amsterdam at 18:50. Return flights to Poland are scheduled at the following times: departure from Amsterdam at 14:20 and arrival in Katowice at 16:10.*
| Flight number | route | Departure time | Arrival time |
| KL1815 | Amsterdam – Katowice | 14:20 | 16:10 |
| KL1816 | Katowice – Amsterdam | 16:50 | 18:50 |
The daily connection from Katowice to Amsterdam is operated by the KLM Cityhopper branch within AIR FRANCE-KLM Group, which is dedicated to European flights. Passengers travel on a modern and fuel-efficient Embraer E195-E2, which generates 31% less CO2 per passenger and is 63% quieter.***
*schedule in local times, subject to changes.
** subject to availability
***In comparison with the previous model – Embraer E190
Top Copyright Photo: KLM Cityhopper Embraer E195-E2 (ERJ 190-400) PH-NXB (msn 19020047) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 957140.
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