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Template:Infobox Company KLM (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its (agreed) take-over by Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands.
Air France-KLM is France and the Netherlands' main air carrier and its KLM subsidiary operates from the airline hub of Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam, where the subsidiary company has its headquarters.
Air France took over KLM in May 2004, resulting in the creation of Air France-KLM. Air France-KLM is incorporated under French law and its headquarters are located at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. Air France-KLM is the largest airline company in the world in terms of operating revenues, and the third-largest in the world (largest in Europe) in terms of passengers-kilometers.
Air France-KLM is part of the SkyTeam Alliance with Delta Air Lines, Aeroméxico, Korean Air, CSA Czech Airlines, Alitalia, Northwest Airlines, and Continental Airlines. Both Air France and KLM continue to fly under their distinct brand names, but this may change in the future.
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KLM was founded on October 7, 1919, making it the oldest carrier still operating under its current name. The first KLM flight was on May 17, 1920, with a flight from London to Amsterdam carrying two English journalists and a number of newspapers.
KLM has subsidiaries KLM Cityhopper, KLM Cargo and KLM exel. KLM has an 80% share in Transavia Airlines, a 50% share in Martinair and a 26% share in Kenya Airways. KLM uk was a KLM subsidiary until KLM Cityhopper merged with it. KLM is listed on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam, New York and Paris.
In May 2004, KLM was taken over by Air France. Its independent identity is guaranteed for the coming five years, but eventually it is anticipated that its operations will be merged into those of the French company. In the meantime, it does not seem that KLM's decade-long alliance with Northwest Airlines will be affected. Both airlines joined Air France-led SkyTeam Alliance in September, 2004.
Services
This list of destinations does not include cities only served by KLM Cityhopper or KLM exel.
Africa
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- Libya
- Morocco
- Casablanca (Mohammed V International Airport, Ending 30 May 2004)
- South Africa
- Tanzania
Asia
Central Asia
East Asia
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Southwest Asia
Europe
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- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Amsterdam (Schiphol Airport, Hub)
- Rotterdam
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
North America
United States, Canada, and Mexico
- Canada
- Mexico
- United States
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Boston (Logan International Airport) - codeshare with Northwest Airlines
- Michigan
- Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) - codeshare with Northwest Airlines
- Minnesota
- New Jersey
- New York
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
Codeshare with Northwest Airlines on selected domestic and international routes.
The Caribbean
South America
Fleet
The KLM fleet consists of the following aircraft (at April 2005):
- 14 Boeing 737-300
- 13 Boeing 737-400
- 14 Boeing 737-800
- 5 Boeing 737-900
- 25 Boeing 747-400
- 12 Boeing 767-300
- 10 Boeing 777-200ER
- 10 McDonnell Douglas MD-11
KLM also have 2 Airbus A330-200 on order.
See also
External links
- KLM (http://www.klm.com)
- KLM Fleet Detail (http://www.planemad.net/Airline/NL/KLM_Royal_Dutch_Airlines_(KL_KLM)/Fleet.htm?show=all)
- KLM Passenger Opinions (http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/klm.htm)
| Members of the Skyteam Alliance |
| Aeroméxico | Air France | Alitalia | Continental Airlines | CSA Czech Airlines | Delta Air Lines | KLM | Korean Air | Northwest Airlines |
| Future Members: Air Europa | Aeroflot | China Southern Airlines | COPA | Kenya Airways | TAROM |
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