KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced that it will introduce flights from Amsterdam to Cartagena's Rafael Núñez International Airport in March 2017. It will be the first time that Cartagena has had a non-stop link to Europe in ten years. ASM has been working closely with airport operator Sociedad Aeroportuaria de la Costa (SACSA) and Cartagena Tourism for a number of years to gain a European route. The strategic advice, traffic forecasting and business case development support from ASM culminated in KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' decision to launch a thrice weekly Amsterdam service which will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft.