KLM B'luru-Amsterdam flight from Oct 31

Expanding its footprint in India, Dutch carrier KLM announced on Wednesday that it would start flights on the Bengaluru-Amsterdam route from October 31 onwards.

The flag carrier of the Netherlands said the flight would operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

"Effective October 31, 2019, KLM will launch a thrice-weekly direct service from Bengaluru to Amsterdam. These flights will be operated by the Boeing 787-9 (Dreamliner) equipment with a seating of 294," the airline said in a statement.

The airline also announced that beginning September 2, it would add an additional frequency between Mumbai and Amsterdam. "This will be the fourth frequency on this route," it said.

Starting September 30, a fifth frequency would be added on the Mumbai-Amsterdam route, and from October 28 onwards, daily flights would be operating on this route, the Dutch carrier said. "The flights between Delhi and Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol will be operated as usual," it said.

"This winter, alongside the increased capacity and frequencies of KLM, Air France will increase capacity with enlarged aircraft operations from Mumbai and Bengaluru to Paris Charles de Gaulle (airport) with Boeing 777 operations," it added.