The last Fokker 70 was scheduled to leave on 29 October 2017. In 2015, following a long tendering process with several manufacturers, KLM Cityhopper announced that the Embraer E175+ would replace the Fokker 70 fleet overall. The new flights commenced in spring 2016. On 9 December 2015 KLM announced new KLM Cityhopper services to Southampton, Inverness, Dresden and Genoa. KLM Cityhopper also increased capacity from Bristol and Leeds-Bradford – upgrading the destinations to an Embraer E190 operation instead of the Fokker 70. The new routes were Bilbao, Turin, Zagreb, Montpellier, Kraków and Belfast. Since 2014, KLM started to add new "niche" short-haul destinations to its network, with the majority served by KLM Cityhopper. The new look was created in-house by KLM designers and would be painted on all KLM Cityhopper aircraft and KLM aircraft in time. Fondly referred to as "the smiling Dolphin design", the adapted livery was commissioned to better suit the nose profile of modern aircraft such as the Embraer. A brand new livery was also launched on the same day with the aircraft arriving into Amsterdam sporting a new drooped cheat line and revised titles. On 30 April 2014 KLM Cityhopper took delivery of its 28th Embraer E190 making it the largest operator of the type in Europe. In turn, the early retirement of 7 Fokker 70 aircraft was announced. Also announced in 2013 was a lease agreement with BOC to take another six Embraer E190 jets, delivery from the end of the year up to April 2014. At the same time, the seat pitch was adjusted on all Fokker & Embraer aircraft to offer a 3 tier cabin product with a Business Class, Premium Economy zone & Economy zone. In 2013, KLM Cityhopper installed brand new slim-line leather seats from British company Acro on its Fokker 70 fleet. KLM then began the process of streamlining its operation, reducing costs and negotiating increased productivity from staff. The plan proved unpopular with unions and the CEO at the time and was parked. This would effectively mean an intercontinental operation to include only the wide-body fleet of KLM and a European fleet operating the short to medium-haul routes as a separate entity, including the current KLM Boeing 737 fleet and the entire KLM Cityhopper fleet. According to a report by Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad, KLM was considering splitting off its European operations that would operate with a lower cost base than today and include its subsidiary KLM Cityhopper. In October 2012, KLM reportedly presented a plan to its unions that foresaw splitting the airline into two separate units. Ī KLM Cityhopper Embraer E190 in the post-2014 livery – note the downsweep of the cheatline. In 1998, KLM acquired AirUK, which they rebranded KLM uk. Following the 1991 merger, KLM Cityhopper had Europe's largest fleet composition of Fokker-built aircraft: the Fokker 50, 70 and 100. It was formed from the merger of NLM CityHopper and Netherlines. The airline was established on 1 April 1991 it started operations the same year.
The airline operates scheduled European feeder services on behalf of KLM.
As a subsidiary of Air France–KLM, it is an affiliate of SkyTeam. It is based at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
KLM Cityhopper is the regional airline subsidiary of KLM, headquartered in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands. Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands Regional airline of the Netherlands KLM Cityhopper
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