KLM Facts
William's Wisdom
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IATA destination codes
100

Who is seen as the founder of KLM?

Albert Plesman

100

Which colleague is famous for forgetting William's Weetjes?

Jochem

100

Yes or No: has Pieter ever written a book?

Yes

100

What city do the Beatles come from?

Liverpool

100

The airport of what city belongs to the IATA destination code: FCO?

Rome

200

In 1920, the first KLM flight took place between which 2 destinations?

Amsterdam & London

200

What constellation do you need to find the north at night?

Het Steelpannetje

200

How many children does Pieter have?

3

200

What is the captial of Canada?

Ottawa

200

The airport of what city belongs to the IATA destination code: PTY?

Panama

300

Flights beginning with a 5 (e.g. KL565) fly to and from which continent?

Africa

300

How many dreams do we have on average per night?

4-7

300

Harm took a very nice nap during which colleagues presentation?

Jochem

300

What is the name of the coffee shop in the sitcom Friends?

Centraal Perk

300

The airport of what city belongs to the IATA destination code: KWI?

Koeweit

400

To which country will a KLM Asia aircraft never be deployed:

- A: Taiwan

- B: China

- C: USA

B: China

400

What kind of weather will come when you see the condensation trails (contrails) of airplanes in the sky?

Rain is coming

400

In which city was Pieter born?

Schiedam

400

The flight from Singapore to New York has set a record of the longest commercial flight. What is the duration of this flight?

18 hours

400

What is the IATA destination code of: Quito?

UIO

500

How many passengers did Air France-KLM carry in 2019? (10% margin)

104 million passengers

500

How much of our energy goes to the brain?

20-25%

500

In which three countries (besides the Netherlands) did Pieter hold a management position?

Italy, Greece and Japan

500

In the winter, Schiphol recruites office workers to clean the snow on the runways. What are these office workers called?

Polar bears / ice bears / ijsberen

500

What is the IATA destination code of: New Orleans?

MSY