KLM will cancel 160 European flights over the next month as rising fuel costs affect operations, though the airline says the impact remains limited. The carrier also stressed there is no shortage of jet fuel behind the disruption.
KLM cancels 160 flights in coming month due to rising fuel costs
KLM will cancel 160 European flights over the next month as rising fuel costs affect operations, though the airline says the impact remains limited. The carrier also stressed there is no shortage of jet fuel behind the disruption.
April 16, 2026
Reuters

A KLM airplane taxiing on the runway at an airport courtesy of Marieke Verhoeven/Unsplash via Wix.
Marieke Verhoeven/Unsplash via Wix
Dutch airline KLM on Thursday said it would cancel 160 flights in Europe in the coming month due to rising fuel costs.
The Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM AIRF.PA said the cancellations affected less than 1% of its total European flights. KLM also said it was not experiencing a shortage of jet fuel.
-Reporting by Bart Meijer, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout/Reuters
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