It is KLM Cargo's job to transport goods by air. Air cargo can include just about anything - flowers, computers, aircraft parts, mail, cats, and elephants. This business unit sees to it that cargo gets to the right place at the right time.

Almost all aircraft transport at least some cargo. KLM uses three aircraft that only transport cargo. In "combination" aircraft, the passengers sit in front and the cargo goes in back. Standard aircraft almost always carry some cargo in the baggage hold - in the aircraft belly. Every year, KLM transports about 600,000 tons of cargo. Together with its partner airlines, we transport goods to about 185 airports around the world.

About 1800 people work in KLM's cargo division at Schiphol. Most of these are experts in specific products. They know exactly what kind of packaging or handling is needed in the air. They work together in specialized teams handling animals, fresh vegetables, or giant machines. Since 2005, KLM and Air France have been working together as a single company in the cargo sector.

KLM's cargo division maintains special rules for transporting hazardous materials such as explosives or weapons. Not just anyone can give us a shipment of explosives to transport. Only by exception will we transport explosives which are meant purely for industrial purposes. KLM never transports explosives for military purposes and we never transport weapons.