After 20 years, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines returned to the shores of Trinidad and Tobago

BY A STAFF REPORTER 

Around 6 pm on Saturday, the airbus A330-300 landed at Piarco International Airport and was welcomed by the Minister of Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Randall Mitchell, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to TT Raphaël Varga van Kibèd, deputy chairman of the Airports Authority James Philbert and others.
Sinanan said the route would open new business opportunities to new markets and also encourage local economic growth.
KLM’s strategy, he explained, included expanding to regions where there would be quick recovery from the covid19 pandemic, in which TT was identified.
“Such expansion offers our people more opportunities for economic growth and social advancement. Travellers spend spurs economic activities downstream, in areas such as transportation, entertainment, lodging, dining and more.” The Minister said…