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Klm Looks Forward To 90th Birthday
KLM looks forward to 90th birthday by Cheap Flights Booker UK
The year 2009 will be a significant one for the Dutch airline KLM, as it will celebrate its 90th birthday on 7 October.
This will reportedly make KLM the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name, an achievement that will be marked by a number of special events throughout the year.
To get the year"s celebrations underway, a special "celebration flight" took place on 1 January which operated over the Netherlands" 12 provinces.
Peter Hartman, the airline"s chief executive, said: "KLM is proud of its Dutch heritage.
"This is why we"re starting off our anniversary year with a celebration flight involving people from all the provinces of the Netherlands."
The public were involved in the celebration through a photography contest, with KLM inviting people to take pictures of the flight from a recognisable point in the Netherlands and offering intercontinental flights as prizes.
Throughout the year, the airline will announce a number of new celebratory activities in the lead-up to its anniversary date.
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