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KLM, Continental and Northwest Airlines join SkyTeam

Airline Industry Information, Sept 14, 2004

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

Airline alliance SkyTeam has announced that Continental Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest Airlines have all joined the group as full members.

The alliance now covers 658 destinations in 130 countries with 341 million passengers between the member airlines. The three new members bring with them ten new hubs to the alliance's network including Northwest Airlines' valuable Tokyo hub at Narita airport.

A spokesperson for SkyTeam said that the entry of Continental, KLM and Northwest into the alliance marks the single largest airline integration in aviation history.

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