26 December 2002 - KLM will be using a slightly modified livery on its aircraft from now on.

27 October 2002 - KLM adds one weekly flight from Amsterdam to Johannesburg, two daily to Newcastle, and one daily to both London City and Manchester.

25 August 2002 - KLM begins twice daily service between Aberdeen and Stavanger, and adds one daily flight between Aberdeen and Amsterdam.

15 August 2002 - KLM begins twice weekly service from Amsterdam to Abuja, Nigeria.

4 August 2002 - The rebranding process is complete. Pilots can now fly all flights of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, KLM, and Northwest Cargo in addition to Continental and Northwest.

1 August 2002 - Continental-Northwest Virtual Airlines will be rebranded the Continental-KLM-Northwest Virtual Group, and expand to include operations of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, KLM, and Northwest Cargo. Operations of the new airlines will not be allowed until announced.