Changing a flight
How to rebook
Did you book your trip via KLM, Air France, or Delta Air Lines? You can easily change the travel date, departure time, and destination of your flight via My Trip, the KLM Customer Contact Centre, a KLM Ticket Office or at the airport. Please note that, when changing your travel date or route, you might have to pay a re-issuance fee.
Costs
The costs of changing your flight depend on your route, travel class, and ticket type.
The price of your new flight could be higher, in which case you’ll have to pay the difference. If the price is lower than what you originally paid, you’ll receive a voucher for the remaining value.
Flying Economy Class? Check your ticket type to see if you can change your flight and at what fee.
- Light ticket: You can only change your flight if you’re departing from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, or the United Kingdom. The fee is EUR 100.
- Standard ticket: You can change your flight without paying a fee. Please note that a fare difference may be applicable.
- Flex ticket: You can change your flight without paying a fee. Please note that an additional fare difference may be applicable.
Flying Economy Class or Premium Comfort Class? Check your ticket type to see what the change fee is.
- Light ticket (only available if you fly Economy Class): You can change your flight for EUR 200.
- Standard ticket: You can change your flight without paying a fee. Please note that a fare difference may be applicable.
- Flex ticket: You can change your flight without paying a fee. Please note that an additional fare difference may be applicable.
Flying Economy Class or Premium Comfort Class? Check your ticket type to see if you can change your flight and at what fee.
- Light ticket (only available if you fly Economy Class): You change your flight for EUR 200 unless you’re departing from Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, or the United States, or unless you’re travelling between the Caribbean, Central or South America, or overseas territories of France.
- Standard ticket: You can change your flight without paying a fee. Please note that a fare difference may be applicable.
- Flex ticket: You can change your flight without paying a fee. Please note that a fare difference may be applicable.
COVID-19
Until the day of your departure, you can change your booking for any reason. For example, if you receive a positive COVID-19 test result or when your destination country suddenly changes its entry rules. If you’ve booked your ticket at KLM, you can change it in My Trip. Note that there might be separate policies are in place for:
Need help?
We’re happy to assist! Please note that we may have to charge an administration fee for changing your flight. If you booked the ticket type Flex, added Flexibility to your booking, or are flying Business Class, you don't have to pay a fee.
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