Who owns KLM Royal Dutch Airlines?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is owned by Air France-KLM (France, Euronext Paris: AF).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Air France-KLM Universal Registration Document 2024. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Air France-KLM reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France
- Origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Founded
- 1919
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- Euronext Paris: AF
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) is the Dutch flag carrier operating from Amsterdam Schiphol. Its 2025 annual report says it was established in 1919, making it the world's oldest airline still flying under its original name, that it has been part of the Air France-KLM Group since 2004 and that it is a member of SkyTeam. The report describes network, engineering and maintenance, and leisure (Transavia) as the KLM Group's three core activities.
Ownership timeline of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Current owner Air France-KLM [1] reported
Where KLM Royal Dutch Airlines sits in Air France-KLM
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in travel & transport.
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Other brands in airlines, and who owns them
The 509 brands in airlines on Brandtree belong to 341 owners. The largest is Lufthansa Group, with 10; Air France-KLM has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Air Dolomiti | Lufthansa Group | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| China Southern Airlines | China Southern Airlines | 🇨🇳 China |
| Air China | Air China | 🇨🇳 China |
| Aer Lingus | IAG | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| LATAM Airlines Brasil | LATAM | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| AirAsia | AirAsia X | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Calm Air | Exchange Income | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Beibu Gulf Airlines | Hainan Airlines Holding | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Air France-KLM
Air France-KLM is a publicly listed company headquartered in France, founded in 2004. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as Euronext Paris: AF.
French société anonyme and holding company of the Air France and KLM airline groups, which have been combined under it since 2004. Its shares are listed on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, and its 2024 Universal Registration Document describes a passenger network flown by Air France and KLM plus the low-cost carriers Transavia France and Transavia Netherlands, a cargo business (Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo) and maintenance. Air France-KLM's registered office is at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle. Air France HOP! and the Martinair cargo operation are named in the same document but are not listed as separate brands here.
Air France-KLM: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇱 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and other Dutch brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 61 brands that began in the Netherlands. 34 of them (56%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines among them.
- EBS — Egged 🇮🇱
- GLS — IDS 🇬🇧
- Q-Park — Q-Park 🇳🇱
- TUI fly Netherlands — TUI 🇩🇪
- 4PS — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Albert Heijn — Ahold Delhaize 🇳🇱
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines?
The parent company of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is Air France-KLM, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Dutch or French?
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines originated in the Netherlands in 1919, but it is owned today by Air France-KLM, which is headquartered in France. So KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is a Dutch-origin brand under French ownership.
Is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines still owned by Air France-KLM?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is still owned by Air France-KLM. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Air France-KLM Universal Registration Document 2024 — Air France-KLM, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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