Like Imperial Airways, Air France and KLM's early growth depended heavily on the needs to service links with far-flung colonial possessions (North Africa and Indochina for the French and the East Indies for the Dutch).
Ao igual que Imperial Airways, o crecemento inicial de Air France e KLM dependeu fortemente das necesidades de servir ás posesións coloniais remotas (Norte de África e Indochina para os franceses e as Indias Orientais para os neerlandeses).