Overview
- KLM’s 25 de-icing trucks have operated continuously since Friday, using about 85,000 litres of fluid per day.
- KLM attributes the low stock to extreme winter weather and delays from its supplier.
- At least 300 KLM flights to and from Amsterdam were cancelled on Jan. 6.
- Roughly 2,500 flights have been cancelled since Friday, affecting at least one-third of a million passengers.
- Flightradar24 reports one-third of Amsterdam flights cancelled today and says the rate could reach 50–60%, while Schiphol notes runway de-icing supplies are ample and separate from aircraft fluid.