Summary Oldest continuously operating airline globally, with headquarters in Amsterdam. KLM introduced scheduled transatlantic flights to New York in 1946. Top US destinations for KLM are New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Francisco.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines , more commonly known as KLM, is the flag carrier of the Netherlands and operates an extensive international network from its hub at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport . The carrier is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM group and a member of the world's second-largest airline alliance, SkyTeam . Oldest continuously operating airline in the world The airline's official name is Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.
V. It is the oldest continuously operating airline in the world with the same name. Its global headquarters is based in Amstelveen, in the city of Amsterdam , and employs more than 35,400 employees, with a fleet of both widebody and narrowbody aircraft for both cargo and passenger operations.
KLM became the first European airline to introduce scheduled transatlantic flights; services to New York began on May 21, 1946. The route's popularity saw the airline extend with more South Atlantic services, such as Curaçao, in the Netherland Antilles. They will collectively serve 18 US airports from Schiphol this winter.
The data in this article is sourced from Cirium, an online aviation analytics company, and based on travel in September 2024. The airline's dedication to the United States hasn't weakened throughout th.