KLM was founded on October 7, 1919, making it the oldest carrier in the world still operating under its original name. The first KLM flight was on the May 17, 1920 from London Croydon to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport carrying two British journalists and a number of newspapers. It was flown by an Aircraft Transport and Travel Airco DH.16, callsign G-EALU, piloted by Jerry Shaw. In 1920 KLM carried 440 passengers and 22 tons of freight. In 1921 KLM started scheduled services. By 1926 it was offering flights to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, Paris, London, Bremen, Malmo and Copenhagen; using primarily Fokker F2 & Fokker F.III.

Flight Details

• Fokker 100
• Route: Zurich - Amsterdam
• Date: 11 July 2008
• Time: 1h