KLM

This article is about the Dutch airline. For other uses, see KLM (disambiguation).

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
KL KLM KLM
Founded7 October 1919; 105 years ago (1919-10-07)
HubsAmsterdam Airport Schiphol
Frequent-flyer programFlying Blue
AllianceSkyTeam
Subsidiaries
Fleet size111
Destinations164[1]
Parent companyAir France–KLM
HeadquartersAmstelveen, Netherlands
Key peopleMarjan Rintel (President & CEO)[2]
FounderAlbert Plesman[3][4]
Revenue€12.0 billion (2023)
Net income€714 million (2023)
Employees35,410 (2019) [5]
Websiteklm.com

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM (an abbreviation for their official name Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. [ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈlʏxtfaːrt ˈmaːtsxɑpɛi ˌɛnˈveː], lit. 'Royal Aviation Company'),[6] is the flag carrier of the Netherlands.[7] KLM is headquartered 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 in the world, and has 35,488 employees with a fleet of 110 aircraft (excluding subsidiaries) as of 2021.[8] KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 145 destinations.

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