KLM Airlines is one of the oldest flight carriers of the world. Started in the year 1920, it carried 440 passengers in its first year of operations. Just in the matter of four years, KLM started flying internationally thereby increasing the number of passengers carried to approximately 15,000 per year. The carrier is now merged with Air France Airlines to be a part of sky team alliance. However, both of the airlines operate under their own apparent name.
Over all these years, KLM airlines have maintained the high standards of passenger’s services and have been awarded the “best airline staff service in Europe”. Also, it was the first airline to receive ISO 14001 certification for its Environmental Management System. Having connectivity all over the world, KLM is the most preferred flight carrier among the people of Netherlands.
Top Routes
The super strong connectivity of KLM can be easily determined by the following stats:
- Alliance with Northwest Airlines, Delta Airlines and Air France.
- Code share agreement with 20 different airlines.
- Fleet consist of Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-400/combi, Boeing 737-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER, Embraer 190, Fokker 70 and McDonnell Douglas MD11.
- Aircrafts Fly to over 90 destinations worldwide including Middle Eastern countries. Additionally, Loyal customers can fly to extra 35 destinations under the code share agreement.
- Famous routes- New York to Atlanta, Atlanta to New York, Detroit to New York.
On board services: First class, business class, and economy class are the three classes that can be selected by passengers of KLM. Passengers of all these classes are offered best in-flight services that include multiple meal choices, on-demand music, television shows in different languages, ample legroom between the seats etc. Further if you are flying in business class, you will be given a bottle of jenever, liquor as a token of gift.
Discounts and offers: Frequent flyers or loyal customers of KLM are offered membership of their special loyalty programme. Under this programme, passengers are eligible to avail various deals and discounts on flight bookings, baggage allowances etc.
