Which is the first public airline of World?

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Which is the first public airline of World? Answer: DELAG

The first public airline in the world was the DELAG (Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft), a German airship company founded in 1909, which offered passenger service before World War I. The first public airline that operated under its original name still today is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, founded in 1919.

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