New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- The Netherlands' flag carrier KLM will expand its operations in India by starting flights to Hyderabad in September, president and CEO Marjan Rintel said in an interview to Mint. The airline will deploy Boeing 777s on the Amsterdam-Hyderabad route, its fourth connection to India.

Rintel also said she was impressed by the growth of India's aviation market, and that the airline would invest more in India. KLM expects demand to increase and IndiGo to remain a partner despite its plans to start direct flights to Europe, she added.

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KLM has been in India for the past 70 years, and we are investing in India in terms of destinations. The relationship between the Netherlands and India is important, so we al...