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KLM

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM (an abbreviation for their official name Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.

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Founded
7 October 1919; 106 years ago (1919-10-07)
Headquarters
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Alliance
SkyTeam
Destinations
164
Employees
36,071 (2024)
Fleet size
126

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KLM

Nodes274
Edges273
Triples564
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007299
Components1

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KLM

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related to 1960s–1970s: Jet age · 41
KLM → Albarda, Amstelveen, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, April, Beugel, Boeing, By, Despite, Douglas DC-8, Douglas DC-8-63, Douglas DC-9, Dr, Dutch, Ernst, European, February, Fons Aler, Gerrit, Horatius Albarda, However
related to 2010s · 32
KLM → As, Beginning, Best Airline Staff Service, By November, Camiel Eurlings, CEO, Curaçao, Eurlings, Europe, February, Hartman, He, In, In March, InselAir, InselAir's, It, Janeiro, January, July
related to In-flight entertainment · 32
KLM → About, Air France, Airbus A330-200, All, All Airbus A330-300, Audio/Video, AVOD, Boeing, China, Chinese, Demand, Each, Europe, Europe Business Class, EuroSky, Holland Herald, Japan, Japanese, KLM's, Korean
related to Early years · 30
KLM → Aircraft Transport, Albert Plesman, Amsterdam, Attendance, British, Croydon Airport, Dutch, ELTA, Fokker, Frits Fentener, G-EALU, Havilland DH-16, II, III, In, In April, In September, Jerry Shaw, KNLM's, Koninklijke
related to 2000s: Air France-KLM merger · 29
KLM → After, Air France, Air France-KLM, Also, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Both, Charles, Delta Air Lines, Euronext, European Commission, Gaulle Airport, In April, In February, In September, It, Justice, KLM's, May, New York
related to Flying Blue · 25
KLM → After, Air France, Air France-KLM's, Aircalin, As, Award Miles, Experience Points, Explorer, Flying Blue, Gold, Life, Membership, Platinum, Silver, SkyTeam, SkyTeam Elite, SkyTeam Elite Plus, TAROM, The, The Flying Blue
related to 1980s–1990s: International expansion · 24
KLM → Airbus A310, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, As, Boeing, Dutch, European, Everett, Flying Dutchman, In, In December, It, Jan, July, June, KLM's, Northwest Airlines, Pieter Bouw, Sergio Orlandini, Soet, The
related to Special liveries · 21
KLM → Anthony Fokker, Boeing, Dutch, Fokker, Fokker F70, Janeiro, KLM Cityhopper ERJ-190, KLM's, Netherlands, November, October, On, PH-BKA, PH-BVA, PH-BXO, PH-EZX, PH-KZU, Rio, Several, SkyTeam
related to Catering · 20
KLM → After, All, Better Life Quality Mark, Dutch, Dutch Beter Leven Keurmerk, Each, Economy Class, Europe Business Class, European Business Class, If, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Marcel Wanders, Most, On, Passengers, September, World, World Business Class
related to General bibliography · 20
KLM → Allen, CA, De Alk, Dutch, Floyd Clymer Publications, From Jenny, Hoogland, Ian Allan Ltd, Inmerc, Klaauw, Los Angeles, Netherlands, Pictorial, Shepperton, Smit, Surrey, The, Wigton, Wormer, Wunderink

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aircraft boeing air class passengers airline first flights dutch flight amsterdam business klm's airlines airport new seats world airbus blue

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KLMAllianceSkyTeam1.00infobox
KLMDestinations1641.00infobox
KLMEmployees36,071 (2024)1.00infobox
KLMFleet size1261.00infobox
KLMFounded7 October 1919; 106 years ago (1919-10-07)1.00infobox
KLMFounderAlbert Plesman1.00infobox
KLMFrequent-flyer programFlying Blue1.00infobox
KLMHeadquartersAmstelveen, Netherlands1.00infobox
KLMHubsAmsterdam Airport Schiphol1.00infobox
KLMIATAIATA ICAO Call sign KL KLM KLM1.00infobox
KLMKey peopleBenjamin Smith (CEO, Air France-KLM) Marjan Rintel (president & CEO, KLM)1.00infobox
KLMNet income€416 million (2025)1.00infobox
KLMParent companyAir France–KLM1.00infobox
KLMRevenue€13.2 billion (2025)1.00infobox
KLMSubsidiariesKLM Cityhopper1.00infobox
KLMSubsidiariesKLM Asia1.00infobox
KLMSubsidiariesMartinair1.00infobox
KLMSubsidiariesTransavia1.00infobox
KLMSubsidiariesCygnific1.00infobox
KLMWebsiteklm.com1.00infobox
KLMis aoldest operating airline still using its original name0.90text
KLMis afirst airline to offer self-service transfer kiosks on its European and intercontinental routes for passengers connecting through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol0.90text

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