the airínea KLM incorporó officially his first Airbus A321neo to your fleet, marking an evolutionón independentlyía and efficiency. KLM press photo
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines recibió today its first Airbus A321neo, landing at the airport ÁAmsterdam-Schiphol. The arrival of this new aircraftón marks an important milestone in the ambitious renovation programón of the fleet KLM, focused on flightsás clean, quiet and efficient. From mid-September, the A321neo startá to serve various European destinations.
KLM takes delivery of its first A321neo
The «neo» means «new optionón of engine»: the planes areán equipped with engines máefficient cars that emit less CO2 than their predecessors. Measured per ton-kiloópassenger meter, the A321neo is about a 21% más efficient in fuel consumption than the Boeing 737 that replaces. Además, the grandfatherón reduces the impactústic, halving your noise footprint and causing less inconvenience to residents.
The passengers of the A321neo enjoyán greater comfort thanks to m seatsás wide, tables máLarge s and m luggage compartmentsás spacious. Each seat isá equipped with a USB-C port and a holder for a móville o tablet. the grandfatherón también offers más comfort for the crewón, with a hallwayás width and f luggage compartmentsáwhich day abrir. The interior has been designedñdesigned to improve the experience KLM, with details más recognizable and illuminatedón environmental that adapts to each stage of the trip.
The A321neo beginá to operate services to Copenhagen, Berlín and Stockholm in mid-September, followed by Pairís, Prague and Vienna. KLM receiveá three planes más A321neo este añO. With this new series of aircraft, KLM continúand they are traditionóstop giving names úunique to their planes. Throughout the úlast 104 años, different themes have been used, from names of members of the royal family to bridges, pioneers of aviationón and national parks. CEO Marjan Rintel said: «This time, was allowedó to the employees of KLM choose the theme. 'Butterflies’ aroseó as the winning song, which fits perfectly with the transformationóWhat we are undertaking with the new fleet. The names of the first four A321neo aircraft beán Swallowtail (Queen's page), Peach Blossom (Blackberry butterfly), Common Brimstone (Lemon butterfly) y Clouded Magpie (Porseleinvlinder)».
KLM investá seven billion euros in its renovation programón of the fleet in the prówe go toños, which represents a significant portion of your total investment portfolio. On European routes, KLM replaceá their old Boeings 737 with Airbus aircraft A320neo and A321neo. On KLM Cityhopper, the new E2 models will joinán to Embraer planes 175 and 190. For intercontinental flights, KLM addá five new Boeing 787-10, followed by Airbus A350, what to replaceá to the ancients 777 and A330.
Finally, KLM has ordered four A350F the su divisionóNo. of charging to replace the 747 load.
