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| | Air Transportation: KLM — Royal Dutch Airlines |
 | | KLM also has the distinction of being the world's oldest airline that is still operating, as well as the longest continually operating airline. |
 | | KLM had a reputation for setting the standards of good service, both with the timeliness of their flights and with interior accommodations for passengers. |
 | | In 1930, KLM was carrying about 18,000 passengers per year; by 1939, it was serving more than 160,000 passengers, fourth only to the German DLH (later Lufthansa), the Soviet Aeroflot, and Britain's Imperial Airways. |
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