The Dutch airline KLM does not have to completely stop long-haul flights, contrary to the company's original announcement. The new regulation that a quick test must be completed before departure does not apply to the Netherlands Antilles and nine other areas or states.
The government decided at short notice to make exceptions for the following departure locations: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, Iceland, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and China. As a result, KLM can maintain air traffic with these areas.
For all regions or states that are not mentioned, the following now applies: Before departure, all passengers and crew members must complete a quick test. If this is positive, the journey ends. This also applies expressly to crew members. Therefore KLM announced the discontinuation of long-haul flights and some European routes with nightstop