KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is an international airline operating worldwide. Its home base is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, one of the most modern airports in the world. KLM forms the core of KLM Group, other members being KLM cityhopper and operator in the leisure market transavia.com. Through close cooperation with European and intercontinental network and route partners, KLM Group offers passengers and airfreight shippers more than 132,000 city-pair connections throughout the world directly or via one or more airports.

KLM Group has three core activities: passenger transport, cargo transport and engineering & maintenance. KLM Group and its partners serve more than 400 cities in 85 countries on six continents. KLM’s goal is to be a first choice passenger and cargo airline and provider of maintenance services, while consistently enhancing shareholder value.

KLM Cityhopper Fokker F100 takes off from Bristol International Airport*

In the course of fiscal year 2004/2005, KLM has joined forces with Air France and became a member of SkyTeam, a global alliance in which several important European, American and Asian airlines have joined forces (including Air France, Alitalia, CSA, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air).

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