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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

of June 15, 2004

KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

(translation of Registrant’s trade name into English)

Amsterdamseweg 55, 1182 GP Amstelveen, The Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F þ        Form 40-F o

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

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SIGNATURES
MAY 2004 TRAFFIC
STATISTICS

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

     
  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

 

 
 		  
Date: June 15, 2004  By /s/ R.A. Ruijter
 
    Name:  R.A. Ruijter
    Title:  Managing Director & CFO
 
 
  By /s/ J.E.C. de Groot
 
    Name:  J.E.C. de Groot  
    Title:  SVP & /Company Secretary 

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(AIR FRANCE AND KLM LOGOS)

04/043

Roissy, 8 June 2004

MAY 2004 TRAFFIC

4   Strong increase in passenger traffic (+21.3%)

4   Passenger load factor up 3.7 points to 76.3%

Passenger Operations

Passenger activity remained good in May with the Group posting a load factor higher than the one achieved prior to the crisis (May 2001).

Compared to May 2003:

–   Air France traffic increased by 20.5% for a 15.4% rise in capacity. The load factor improved by 3.2 points to 75.2%;

–   KLM traffic increased by 22.8% with capacity up 15.6%. The load factor gained 4.6 points to 78.3%.

In May 2004, combined traffic increased by 21.3% while capacity was up 15.4%. This resulted in a 3.7-point increase in load factor to 76.3%. Excluding Asia/Pacific, traffic was up 12.2% for a 10.1% growth in capacity, resulting in a 1.4-point improvement in the load factor (76.0%).

Long-haul operations continued to drive the overall performance of the Group.

–   The Americas network performed well, and traffic to Latin and South American destinations continued to show particularly strong growth.

–   The Asian network posted high traffic and capacity increases compared with last year, which was hit by the SARS epidemic.

–   Activity remained very buoyant on the African routes. The Middle-East network recovered from last year’s impact of the Iraqi conflict.

–   On the Caribbean & Indian Ocean routes, combined capacity was 2.8% lower than last year, as Air France is adjusting capacity to the new competitive environment.

Activity on the European network (including the domestic French market) benefited from the attractive fares put in place by Air France and KLM. The load factor improved by 1.1 points to 68.2%.

Cargo Operations

The harmonization of the methods used by Air France and KLM to calculate cargo capacity has now been completed. Restated statistics for April are provided in appendix.

In May 2004, combined cargo traffic increased by 11.6% for a 12.5% rise in capacity. This resulted in a limited 0.5-point decline in the cargo load factor to 68.9%.

For Air France alone, cargo traffic rose 12.5% while capacity grew by 14.6%. The load factor declined by 1.2 points to 63.3%.

KLM cargo traffic increased by 10.6% for a 9.7% rise in capacity. The cargo load factor stood at 76.9%, up 0.6 points.

Terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle

Following the collapse of part of the roof of Terminal 2E at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Air France has taken all possible measures to ensure continuity in its operations. The approximately sixty daily Air France flights departing from or arriving at Terminal 2E are now being handled in the five other terminals (2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2F) at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Despite these challenges, Air France is maintaining its summer schedule.

Contact: Dominique Barbarin +33 (0)1 41 56 88 60 — dobarbarin@airfrance.fr - website: www.airfrance finance.com

 

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STATISTICS

Passenger Operations (million)

                                                 
    May
   Cumulative
Total Group
   2004
   2003
   %
   2004
   2003
   %
Passengers carried (000)
     5,566       4,814       15.6 %     11,156       9,760       14.3 %
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK)
     14,260       11,754       21.3 %     28,574       23,735       20.4 %
Available seat-kilometers (ASK)
     18,688       16,190       15.4 %     36,699       32,454       13.1 %
Passenger load factor (%)
     76.3 %     72.6 %     3.7       77.9 %     73.1 %     4.7  
Europe (including France)
                                                
Passengers carried (000)
     4,004       3,547       12.9 %     8,019       7,216       11.1 %
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK)
     3,110       2,729       14.0 %     6,181       5,477       12.8 %
Available seat-kilometers (ASK)
     4,561       4,070       12.1 %     8,985       8,122       10.6 %
Passenger load factor (%)
     68.2 %     67.1 %     1.1       68.8 %     67.4 %     1.3  
America (North and South)
                                                
Passengers carried (000)
     645       528       22.1 %     1,260       1,030       22.3 %
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK)
     4,688       3,913       19.8 %     9,190       7,647       20.2 %
Available seat-kilometers (ASK)
     5,628       4,909       14.6 %     10,891       9,555       14.0 %
Passenger load factor (%)
     83.3 %     79.7 %     3.6       84.4 %     80.0 %     4.3  
Asia / Pacific
                                                
Passengers carried (000)
     330       188       75.3 %     656       406       61.7 %
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK)
     2,933       1,658       76.9 %     5,838       3,584       62.9 %
Available seat-kilometers (ASK)
     3,781       2,650       42.7 %     7,376       5,750       28.3 %
Passenger load factor (%)
     77.6 %     62.6 %     15.0       79.1 %     62.3 %     16.8  
Middle East and Africa
                                                
Passengers carried (000)
     341       285       19.4 %     694       547       27.0 %
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK)
     1,729       1,507       14.7 %     3,548       2,952       20.2 %
Available seat-kilometers (ASK)
     2,384       2,160       10.4 %     4,711       4,108       14.7 %
Passenger load factor (%)
     72.5 %     69.8 %     2.8       75.3 %     71.9 %     3.5  
Caribbean-Indian Ocean
                                                
Passengers carried (000)
     247       266       (7.1 %)     525       562       (6.4 %)
Revenue pax-kilometers (RPK)
     1,801       1,946       (7.5 %)     3,817       4,075       (6.3 %)
Available seat-kilometers (ASK)
     2,334       2,401       (2.8 %)     4,736       4,918       (3.7 %)
Passenger load factor (%)
     77.2 %     81.1 %     (3.9 )     80.6 %     82.9 %     (2.3 )

Cargo Operations (million)

                                                 
    May
   Cumulative
Total Group
   2004
   2003
   %
   2004
   2003
   %
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     872       781       11.6 %     1,722       1,548       11.2 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     1,264       1,124       12.5 %     2,494       2,216       12.5 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     68.9 %     69.5 %     (0.5 )     69.1 %     69.9 %     (0.8 )
Europe (including France)
                                                
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     9       8       7.5 %     18       16       8.3 %
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     40       37       6.1 %     77       75       3.7 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     21.8 %     21.5 %     0.3       23.1 %     22.1 %     1.0  
America (North and South)
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     301       278       8.5 %     589       556       5.9 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     439       402       9.4 %     856       798       7.2 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     68.5 %     69.1 %     (0.6 )     68.8 %     69.7 %     (0.8 )
Asia / Pacific
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     432       380       13.7 %     858       744       15.4 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     578       490       17.9 %     1,144       966       18.4 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     74.8 %     77.5 %     -2.7       75.0 %     77.0 %     (2.0 )
Middle East and Africa
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     81       73       11.4 %     156       137       14.1 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     125       115       8.4 %     247       216       14.1 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     65.0 %     63.2 %     1.8       63.2 %     63.2 %     0.0  
Caribbean-Indian Ocean
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     49       43       14.5 %     101       95       6.1 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     83       79       4.1 %     170       161       5.4 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     59.0 %     53.7 %     5.3       59.6 %     59.2 %     0.4  

 

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STATISTICS

Cargo Operations (million) — April statistics restated*

                                                 
    April
   Cumulative
Total Group
   2004
   2003
   %
   2004
   2003
   %
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     850       767       10.8 %     850       767       10.8 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     1,229       1,092       12.5 %     1,229       1,092       12.5 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     69.2 %     70.2 %     (1.1 )     69.2 %     70.2 %     (1.1 )
Europe (including France)
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     9       8       9.1 %     9       8       9.1 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     38       37       1.4 %     38       37       1.4 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     24.4 %     22.7 %     1.7       24.4 %     22.7 %     1.7  
America (North and South)
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     288       278       3.4 %     288       278       3.4 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     416       396       5.1 %     416       396       5.1 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     69.1 %     70.2 %     (1.1 )     69.1 %     70.2 %     (1.1 )
Asia / Pacific
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     426       363       17.1 %     426       363       17.1 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     566       476       19.0 %     566       476       19.0 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     75.2 %     76.4 %     (1.2 )     75.2 %     76.4 %     (1.2 )
Middle East and Africa
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     75       64       17.2 %     75       64       17.2 %
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     122       101       20.7 %     122       101       20.7 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     61.4 %     63.2 %     (1.8 )     61.4 %     63.2 %     (1.8 )
Caribbean-Indian Ocean
                                                
Revenue tonne-km (RTK)
     52       53       (0.7 %)     52       53       (0.7 %)
Available tonne-km (ATK)
     87       82       6.5 %     87       82       6.5 %
Cargo load factor (%)
     60.2 %     64.6 %     (4.4 )     60.2 %     64.6 %     (4.4 )

*   April 2004 and 2003 capacity figures have been restated following the harmonization of the methods used by Air France and KLM to calculate cargo capacity.