KLM Cityhopper

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KLM Cityhopper
IATA WA	ICAO KLC	Callsign CITY
Founded		April 1991
Hubs		Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Fleet size		55
Destinations		44
Parent company		KLM
Headquarters		Amsterdam, Netherlands
Key people
Website: http://www.klm.com/passage/cityhopper/nl/index.html

KLM Cityhopper is the regional airline subsidiary of KLM based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It operates international services within Europe. It is based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam.^[1]

Fokker 100 takes off

Fokker 70 lands at Bristol International Airport, England

Fokker 70 (old colours)

Fokker F50

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 Accidents and incidents
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

The airline was established in April 1991 and started operations the same year. It was formed from the merger of NLM CityHopper and Netherlines. As part of KLM restructuring plans, its regional subsidiaries (including KLM UK) merged in November 2002 under the KLM Cityhopper name. It is wholly owned by KLM and has 910 employees (in March 2007).^[1].

[edit] Destinations

Further information: KLM Cityhopper destinations

Several of KLM’s internal European routes are operated by both KLM and KLM Cityhopper, depending on the day of the week and the time of year. For example, flight KL1273 from Amsterdam Schiphol to Côte d'Azur International Airport in Nice, France, is operated by KLM during the months of daylight saving time, and KLM Cityhopper for the rest of the year. Other flights are operated exclusively by KLM Cityhopper.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fleet

As of May 2008, the KLM Cityhopper fleet includes ^[1] :

10 (on order) Embraer 190. (18 options for the Air France-KLM group).

KLM Cityhopper will phase out 15 of their 20 Fokker F100 aircraft. This phase out will start in the third quarter of 2008 and will be completed by early 2010. They will be replaced by 10 aircraft of the Embraer E190 type. In addition, five younger Fokker 70 aircraft will be obtained from Air France Régional^[2].