Memphis
Memphis has its first nonstop transatlantic service with the launch of KLM/Northwest code-sharing flights to Amsterdam. The inaugural flight with a KLM MD-11 was decorated with a double-life-size decal of Elvis Presley. The aircraft was dubbed Elvis 1. Memphis is KLM's eleventh U.S. destination.
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