KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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Quick Facts
Company Base: Netherlands
Fleet Size: 119
US Hubs or Focus Cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York-JFK, Minneapolis, Los Angeles-LAX, San Francisco, Washington DC
Airline Alliance: SkyTeam
Frequent Flyer Program: FlyingBlue

Overview
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded on 7 October, 1919 to serve the Netherlands and its colonies. KLM is today the oldest airline still operating under its original name. KLM has been part of the AIR FRANCE KLM group since the merger in 2004.

KLM is the core of the KLM Group, which further includes the wholly-owned subsidiaries KLM Cityhopper, transavia.com and Martinair. With Air France, KLM is at the forefront of the European airline industry. Offering reliability and a healthy dose of Dutch pragmatism, 32,000 KLM employees work to provide innovative products for our customers and a safe, efficient, service-oriented operation with a proactive focus on sustainability. KLM strives to achieve profitable growth that contributes to both its own corporate aims and to economic and social development.

KLM works to create sustainable growth at Schiphol, to gain access to any market that will increase the quality its network and to maintain a level playing field for all industry players. It also works to ensure a balance between the company’s interests and those of the people living and working close to the airport.(source: KLM.com)

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