1st direct KLM flight from Amsterdam arrives in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials in Las Vegas are marking the start of direct KLM Royal Dutch Airlines service from Amsterdam following the arrival of the first scheduled flight.
A water arch ceremony greeted the Boeing 787-9 from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol after it landed a little before 2 p.m. Thursday at McCarran International Airport.
The flight took 10 hours and 20 minutes.
KLM President and CEO Pieter Elbers says Las Vegas is KLM’s 18th North Atlantic destination.
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