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♦ KLM was founded on 07/Oct/1919 by Albert Plesman and its first flight was on 17/May/1920, Jerry Shaw flew from London to Schiphol. KLM’s first intercontinental flight took off on 01Oct1924, to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). On 30Sep2003, Air France and KLM agreed to a merger plan in which Air France and KLM would become subsidiaries of a holding company called Air France–KLM. Both airlines retained their own brands. Beginning in Sep2010, KLM integrated the passenger division of Martinair into KLM, transferring all personnel and routes. First European operator of DC2 and DC3
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