Vintage plane lands to mark KLM Glasgow Airport anniversary
19.08.11
A vintage plane has landed at Glasgow Airport yesterday to mark 65 years since Dutch airline KLM began flying there. The Dakota DC-3 aircraft, which was built in 1944, carried company livery from the 1950s.
KLM's first flight to Scotland was on May 21 1946, when 18 passengers flew three and a half hours from its international hub in Amsterdam. Pieter Elbers, chief operating officer for KLM, said: ‘Marking 65 years of flying to Scotland is a significant occasion for KLM as it underlines the continued importance the airline places on having a presence in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.'
'From its first flight to Glasgow in 1946, KLM helped to open Scotland up to the world. From April this year, KLM increased its frequencies to Amsterdam from all three Scottish airports, which reflects the airline's investment in the Scottish regions. We also have further expanded our long-haul network to include Miami, Rio de Janeiro, Xiamen in China and Kigali in Rwanda, which all increases Scotland's connectivity.'
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