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KLM UK

KLM UK

Defunct regional airline of the United Kingdom (1998–2003)


KLM UK (styled as KLM uk) 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.[1]

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History

KLM launched the brand name "KLM UK" in 1998, when KLM acquired majority ownership of AirUK,[1] 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.[2]

In 2000, KLM UK launched Buzz, a low-cost subsidiary which operated a fleet of BAe 146 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft.[citation needed] Buzz was sold to Ryanair in 2003, at which point the remainder of KLM UK operations were merged into KLM Cityhopper.[citation needed]

Destinations

KLM UK served destinations within the United Kingdom as well as from there to Continental Europe.

Fleet

A KLM UK Fokker 100

As of January 2003, the KLM UK fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]

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References

  1. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 18–24 March 1998. 82.
  2. "www.airuk.co.uk has moved to a new site." KLM UK. Retrieved on 28 February 2010.

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