DUTCH-based carrier KLM is to resume daily operations between Belfast City Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from next month.
Flights between the two capitals were grounded in March as air travel came to a virtual standstill amid the coronavirus outbreak.
But as KLM gradually rebuilds its global network, it will reopen the Belfast service from August 3, using an Embraer 175 aircraft (capacity 88).
The link to the strategically important Schiphol hub offers local passengers the opportunity to connect to more than 100 European and intercontinental destinations.
Benedicte Duval, KLM's general manager for UK & Ireland, said: “This is an important year for us and our partners at Belfast City as we celebrate five years of operation.
“Having launched the route in May 2015, we're delighted to welcome our Northern Irish customers back on board, and the resumption of the service is testament to our long term commitment to the region."
The City Airport's commercial director Katy Best described the re-instatement of the service as "really positive news", adding that the route has performed very well.
“This link provides additional choice for our passengers who may be looking to plan a short break in the Netherlands or indeed to one of KLM’s onward connections,” she said.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, KLM and Belfast City Airport, like the industry in general, have introduced a range of health and safety measures to protect customers and staff, both on board and at airports.
