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Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2003 (merged into KLM Cityhopper) | ||||||
Operating bases | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Flying Dutchman | ||||||
Alliance | Wings Alliance (affiliate) | ||||||
Parent company | KLM (1998–2003) | ||||||
Headquarters | London Stansted Airport, Essex, England, United Kingdom | ||||||
Website | KLM UK |
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]
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 that operated a fleet of BAe 146 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft.[citation needed] Buzz was sold to Ryanair in 2003, when the remainder of KLM UK operations were merged into KLM Cityhopper.[citation needed]
KLM UK served destinations within the United Kingdom as well as from there to Continental Europe.
As of January 2003, the KLM UK fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[3]
Type | Number in fleet | Notes |
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ATR 72-200 | 3 | |
Fokker 50 | 9 | |
Fokker 100 | 17 |