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KLM's first of eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft was delivered on 28 June 2019; it featured centennial markings. [13] On 19 June 2013, KLM had ordered seven Airbus A350-900s. In June 2019, Air France–KLM announced that KLM will not take up any of the group's ordered A350s because of fleet rationalization purposes. [citation needed]
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The passenger cabin, cargo hold and fuel tanks are integrated into the aircraft's wing structure. Because of this unique design, the engineers claim that it will be about 20% more efficient than the Airbus A350-900.
The first KLM flight took place on 17 May 1920. KNLM's first pilot, Jerry Shaw, flew from Croydon Airport, London, to Amsterdam. [11] The flight was flown using a leased Aircraft Transport and Travel de Havilland DH-16, [11] registration G-EALU, which was carrying two British journalists and some newspapers. In 1920, KLM carried 440 passengers ...
From 22 April 2013, KLM began charging for hold baggage on all European flights (including all KLM Cityhopper services) unless passengers are on a Business Class ticket or an Elite tier member of the 'Flying Blue' frequent flyer program. The baggage fee will also be waived if the KLM Cityhopper flight is just one leg of an intercontinental trip.
A KLM plane U-turned over the Atlantic Ocean, leaving passengers with a four-hour flight to nowhere. The Boeing 777 left Amsterdam for Paramaribo, the capital of the small South American nation of ...
KLM serves over 170 destinations across the world, as of July 2022 [14] [15] and 163 destinations during the winter 2022 season. [16] Following is a list of destinations the airline and its subsidiaries KLM Cargo and KLM Cityhopper fly to according to their scheduled services.
Flight 17, which was also marketed as KLM Flight 4103 (KL4103) through a codeshare agreement, [26] was operated with a Boeing 777-2H6ER, [c] serial number 28411, registration 9M-MRD. [ 3 ] : 30 Powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines and carrying 280 seats (33 business and 247 economy ), the aircraft had recorded more than 76,300 hours in ...