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Cheap Flights on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
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WELCOME ABOARD KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
KLM is the national airline of the Netherlands and is part of Air France-KLM. KLM's headquarters are in Amstelveen near its hub at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. KLM operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 90 destinations. It is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name. It has about 33,000 employees. The merger of KLM with Air France in May 2004 created Air France-KLM, which is incorporated under French law with headquarters at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Both Air France and KLM continue to fly under their distinct brand names. Air France-KLM is part of the SkyTeam alliance with Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Alitalia, China Southern Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, Korean Air, TAROM and Vietnam Airlines. KLM is the only carrier on 61 of the routes it operates. KLM is currently in the midst of major fleet renewal program. All the Boeing 737-300/-400s are being replaced by newer Boeing 737-700/-800s. The last Boeing 737-700/-800 will be delivered in 2011. Hereafter, KLM is seeking new aircraft to replace the long-serving MD-11 aircraft. Air France-KLM has sent out requests for proposals for 100 aircraft of the type A350 and Boeing 787 to replace these MD-11 aircraft (along with the A340s and older 747-400s of Air France). This replacement is projected to start in 2014. KLM offers business class and economy class on all of its aircraft. On long haul aircraft, a third class called 'comfort economy class' is offered. On short haul aircraft, Business Class is called Europe Select, while on long haul aircraft Business Class is called World Business Class.
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WELCOME ABOARD CATHAY PACIFIC
Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport, although the airline's registered office is on the 33rd floor of One Pacific Place. The airline's operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to 114 destinations in 36 countries worldwide, including codeshares and joint ventures, with a fleet of 126 wide-body aircraft, consisting of Airbus A330s and A340s, Boeing 747s and 777s. The airline also operates fifth freedom flights from Bangkok and Taipei, its major focus cities. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dragonair, operates to 29 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region from its Hong Kong base. In 2009, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair operated 56,000 flights, carrying nearly 25 million passengers and over 1.52 million tonnes of cargo and mail. The airline was founded in September 1946 by American Roy C. Farrell and Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow. The airline made the world's first non-stop transpolar flight flying over the North Pole in July 1998, and it also operated the maiden flight to arrive at the new Hong Kong International Airport. The airline celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2006; and as of October 2009[update], its major shareholders are Swire Pacific and Air China. It is reciprocally one of the major shareholders of Air China. Cathay Pacific currently holds the title of the world's third largest airline, measured in terms of market capitalization, according to the International Air Transport Association. In 2010, Cathay Pacific became the world's largest international cargo airline, along with main hub Hong Kong International Airport as the world's busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic. Cathay Pacific is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance, with its subsidiary, Dragonair, as an affiliate member. The airline was awarded the title 2009 Airline of the Year by Skytrax. Cathay Pacific is one of the seven airlines to be ranked as a 5-star airline by Skytrax.
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