KLM UK


KLM UK Limited was the brand name of a British airline subsidiary of the Dutch KLM, which operated services within the UK and between the UK and the Netherlands using ATR 72, Fokker 50 and Fokker 100 aircraft. KLM UK had its headquarters in the Stansted House on the grounds of London Stansted Airport in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.
KLM UK Engineering currently operates as an MRO within Norwich, servicing mainly narrow body aircraft such as the Boeing 737. The technical college is currently responsible for the training of apprentices.

History

KLM launched the brand name "KLM UK" in 1998, when KLM acquired majority ownership of Air UK, a commuter airline founded in 1980. Air UK began to be traded as KLM UK in January 1998. The legal name changed from Air UK Limited to KLM UK Limited.
In 2000, KLM UK launched Buzz, a low-cost subsidiary that operated a fleet of BAe 146 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft. Buzz was sold to Ryanair in 2003, when the remainder of KLM UK operations were merged into KLM Cityhopper.

Flights

KLM UK flew domestically and between the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.

Fleet

As of January 2003, the KLM UK fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
TypeNumber in fleetNotes
ATR 72-2003
Fokker 509
Fokker 10017
BAE 146/Avro RJ 10010