The Archive · 1937

K.N.LL.M. STARTS OW AIR-ROUTE

Connecting Java, Celebes Islands The Royal Netherlands Indies"

Airways (K.N.LLM.) has for a long time been planning to establish a regular service over the 800 kilometres stretch of the Java Sea between the East-point of Java, the most important island of the Netherlands East Indian Archipelago and. the most southern part of the Celebes, where the principal town, Makassar is situated.

The KNIL.M. at last succeeded im getting the Government's approval on these plans and from now on the Gelebes-line will be included in her regular services. The Java-'Makassar line provides a splendid occasion for tourists to visit the beautiful scenic southern part of the island of Celebes since it takes only three hours to fly from Sourabaya to Makassar.

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