<![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://news.klm.com/ en Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:11:14 +0200 Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:48:03 +0200 <![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg https://news.klm.com/ 144 KLM official carrier of the Amsterdam Marathon https://news.klm.com/klm-official-carrier-of-the-amsterdam-marathon/ https://news.klm.com/klm-official-carrier-of-the-amsterdam-marathon/92863Inspired by KLM’s sponsorship of the Curacao Marathon, KLM Netherlands has this year engaged in partnership with the TCS Amsterdam Marathon, which will be held for the 40th time today. The event has attracted 45.000 runners from 104 different countries, including 100 Flying Blue participants and 100 KLM employees.

]]>Organised by Sportevenementen Le Champion, the Amsterdam Marathon is the Netherlands’ biggest marathon and also one of Europe’s largest. The event includes a full and a half marathon, as well as an 8-km Business Run and a 700-metre Kids Run for children aged 4 through 12. The event starts and finishes in the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium. KLM welcomes participants of its Flying Blue loyalty programme at a special venue in the stadium.

KLM Curacao Marathon
KLM is also the title sponsor of the second edition of the KLM Curacao Marathon, which will be held in Willemstad on Sunday, 29 November 2015. This event is organised by the Run in the Sun Foundation.

]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:00:00 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_beeldolympischstadion.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/beeldolympischstadion.jpg?10000 KLM Main Sponsor for Amsterdam 2013 and Official Carrier https://news.klm.com/klm-is-hoofdsponsor-amsterdam-2013-en-a-official-carrier-a-en/ https://news.klm.com/klm-is-hoofdsponsor-amsterdam-2013-en-a-official-carrier-a-en/3899 The Amsterdam metropolitan area is preparing for a celebration in 2013. Numerous organisations will be reaching special milestones throughout the year, and they plan to celebrate together with the city’s visitors and inhabitants. As the event’s main sponsor and official carrier, KLM is proud to make a special contribution to the festivities — also on board. The anniversaries include Amsterdam’s Canals (400 years), the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (125 years), the Van Gogh Museum (40 years), and the opening of the Rijksmuseum.

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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines was founded in 1919, making it the world’s oldest airline still operating under its original name. In 2004, Air France and KLM merged to form AIR FRANCE KLM. The merger produced the strongest European airline group based on two powerful brands and hubs – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle. Retaining its own identity, the group focuses on three core businesses: passenger transport, cargo and aircraft maintenance.

In the Netherlands, KLM comprises the core of the KLM Group, which further includes KLM Cityhopper, transavia.com and Martinair. KLM serves all its destinations using a modern fleet and employs over 33,000 people around the world. KLM is a leader in the airline industry, offering reliable operations and customer-oriented products resulting from its policy of enthusiasm and sustainable innovation.

KLM is a member of the global SkyTeam airline alliance, offering customers an extensive worldwide network. The KLM network connects the Netherlands to every important economic region in the world and, as such, serves as a powerful driver for the economy.

About SkyTeam
SkyTeam is a global airline alliance providing customers from member airlines access to an extensive worldwide network offering more destinations, more frequencies and more connectivity. Passengers can earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles throughout the SkyTeam network. SkyTeam member airlines offer customers access to over 490 lounges worldwide.

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]]>Amsterdam and KLM are two solid brands, and are inextricably linked. All these special celebrations illustrate Amsterdam’s rich history, and all serve to link the city’s past, present, and future. For almost a century, KLM has combined its pioneering spirit with contemporary knowledge and experience. In this way, it uses innovation to ensure us of a sustainable future. Amsterdam has set a goal to become the most sustainable metropolitan area in 2020. KLM is playing an important role here, with its high-quality network, its function as an economic driver in the region, and its leadership role in making civil aviation sustainable.

With more than 200 aircraft, 171 destinations and 240,000 aircraft movements, KLM’s network connects Amsterdam to all of the world’s important economic regions. This makes it an important driver for the Dutch economy. On 7 October 1919, the Royal Aviation Company for the Netherlands and its Colonies (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij voor Nederland en Koloniën) — also known as KLM — was founded. That means KLM has been around for ninety-four years. It makes KLM the world’s oldest airline still operating under its original name.

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