Flying with KLM: Complete FAQ & Travel Guide
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Flying with KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines means juggling baggage rules, check-in windows, and passenger-rights legalese before you even reach the gate. This guide streamlines every essential policy—carry-on sizes, pet fees, compensation triggers—into quick, scannable answers that save time and spare headaches.
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Recent delays and cancellations
Date | Flight number | Airline | Route | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
04/21/2026 | 6:45 AM | KL978 | KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines | London (LCY) Amsterdam (AMS) | Canceled | Check Compensation |
04/21/2026 | 6:40 AM | KQ421 | Kenya Airways | Entebbe (EBB) Nairobi (NBO) | Canceled | Check Compensation |
04/21/2026 | 6:40 AM | KQ655 | Kenya Airways | Kisumu (KIS) Nairobi (NBO) | Canceled | Check Compensation |
04/21/2026 | 6:35 AM | KQ651 | Kenya Airways | Kisumu (KIS) Nairobi (NBO) | Canceled | Check Compensation |
04/21/2026 | 6:25 AM | SK2005 | Sas Norway | Lulea (LLA) Stockholm (ARN) | Canceled | Check Compensation |
04/21/2026 | 6:25 AM | AF1192 | Air France | Paris (CDG) Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse (BSL) | Canceled | Check Compensation |
04/21/2026 | 6:15 AM | KL1943 | KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines | Amsterdam (AMS) Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse (BSL) | Canceled | Check Compensation |
- Canceled
KL978
•KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines
London
••Amsterdam
LCY
AMS
Check Compensation04/21/2026
6:45 AM
- Canceled
KQ421
•Kenya Airways
Entebbe
••Nairobi
EBB
NBO
Check Compensation04/21/2026
6:40 AM
- Canceled
KQ655
•Kenya Airways
Kisumu
••Nairobi
KIS
NBO
Check Compensation04/21/2026
6:40 AM
- Canceled
KQ651
•Kenya Airways
Kisumu
••Nairobi
KIS
NBO
Check Compensation04/21/2026
6:35 AM
- Canceled
SK2005
•Sas Norway
Lulea
••Stockholm
LLA
ARN
Check Compensation04/21/2026
6:25 AM
- Canceled
AF1192
•Air France
Paris
••Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse
CDG
BSL
Check Compensation04/21/2026
6:25 AM
- Canceled
KL1943
•KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines
Amsterdam
••Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse
AMS
BSL
Check Compensation04/21/2026
6:15 AM
