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Also known as Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM Airlines, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KLM), KL, K.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM (an abbreviation for their official name Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. , ), is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. KLM's headquarters are located in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. Founded in 1919, KLM is the oldest operating airline still using its original name, having gone through significant changes in its ownership and legal structure over its history, including a period of majority government ownership. The company

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KLM is the national airline of the Netherlands, based near Amsterdam, and is notable for being the world's oldest airline still operating under its original name since its founding in 1919. As part of the Air France–KLM group and the SkyTeam alliance, KLM plays a significant role in international aviation and the Netherlands' air transport network.

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner PH-BKC approaching JFK Airport.jpg
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KLM Boeing 787-10
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KL
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KLM
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KLM
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
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Flying Blue
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SkyTeam
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126
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164
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Air France–KLM
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36,071 (2024)
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Amstelveen, Netherlands
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Benjamin Smith (CEO, Air France-KLM) Marjan Rintel (president & CEO, KLM)
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Albert Plesman

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KLM Airlines Has Launched Free Wi-Fi On All European Flights From This Month

A customer experience representative says it will make flying ‘more personal and comfortable’ – this is all the information about the rollout.

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Calling all introverts who breathe a sigh of relief when they’re no longer obliged to respond to texts and emails thanks to being on a plane – we’ve got some bad news. Dutch operator KLM has just launched free Wi-Fi on its European flights, so it looks like you’ll have nowhere to hide. The airline is striving to improve the in-flight experience on its short-haul services. After adding brand-new, modern aircraft to its European fleet in August, the airline has now officially launched free internet access. ‘We listen carefully to what our passengers value, and free internet has been on their wish list for some time,’ said Stephanie Putzeist, responsible for customer experience at KLM, according to Travel Tomorrow . ‘By offering complimentary Wi-Fi, we are making travel within Europe more personal and comfortable.’ Free WiFi hasn’t been made available on all flights straight away. Instead, around half of the planes operating in Europe currently offer passengers internet access, and that will soon be expanded to all aircrafts (that’s every single Airbus A321neo and Embraer 195-E2 plane, as well as some Boeing 737-800s). No! Lufthansa also has plans to equip its 850-strong fleet with high-speed broadband via Starlink satellites later this year, and Emirates has said it’s installing Starlink WiFi on its fleet of 232 wide-body planes. Did you see that the world’s happiest city has launched a campaign to attract ‘job-unhappy’ people to move there ? Plus: An exhibition of rarely-seen Basquiat works opens this month at this Danish art museum .

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Official name
KLM Huisjes VOF
Employees
36549
Revenue
11075000000
Official website
www.klm.com
Image
KLM Boeing 787-10 PH-BKK IAD VA1.jpg
Motto
Een reis vol inspiratie
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ICAO airline designator
KLM
IATA airline designator
KL
Commons category
KLM
inception
1919-10-07
Commons gallery
KLM
start of work period
1919-00-00
IPv4 routing prefix
171.21.0.0/16
IPv6 routing prefix
2a00:1188:9::/48
Merchant Category Code
3010
airline accounting code
074
net profit
449000000
floruit
2013-00-00
street address
Hofweg 9, The Hague
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53 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early years
  • Second World War
  • Post-World War II
  • 1960s–1970s: Jet age
  • 1980s–1990s: International expansion
  • Joint venture with Northwest Airlines
  • 2000s: Air France-KLM merger
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
  • Corporate affairs and identity
  • Business trends
  • Management
  • Head office
  • Subsidiaries
  • Former subsidiaries
  • KLM Asia
  • Branding
  • Livery and uniforms
  • Marketing slogans
  • Social media
  • Philanthropy
  • Destinations
  • Codeshare agreements
  • Interline agreements
  • Fleet
  • Fleet strategy
  • Special liveries
  • Cabin
  • World Business Class
  • Europe Business Class
  • Premium Economy
  • Economy Comfort
  • Economy Class
  • Services
  • In-flight entertainment
  • Catering
  • Delft Blue houses
  • Ground services
  • Flying Blue
  • Sustainability
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuels
  • Compensation through reforestation
  • Accidents and incidents
  • Tenerife airport disaster
  • Other accidents and incidents
  • Notable employees
  • See also
  • Notes
  • Citations
  • General bibliography
  • Specific bibliography
  • External links

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM (an abbreviation for their official name Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. , ), is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. KLM's headquarters are located in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. Founded in 1919, KLM is the oldest operating airline still using its original name, having gone through significant changes in its ownership and legal structure over its history, including a period of majority government ownership. The company had a fleet of 110 aircraft (excluding subsidiaries) and 35,488 employees as of 2021. KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 145 destinations.

==History== ===Early years=== thumb|KLM poster featuring the airline's first commercial slogan. It is likely dated around the late 1920s, after it started service to Batavia.

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