KLM aircraft in front of the airport building at Berlin Brandenburg Airport
KLM aircraft in front of the airport building at Berlin Brandenburg Airport

KLM flies new A321neo to BER

Published: 17 September 2024, 10:00

Dutch airline KLM is renewing its fleet. The first A321neo called Swallowtail was put into service today. One of the first flights went to BER, where it was given a ceremonial welcome. KLM will operate the new aircraft once a day on the busy BER – Amsterdam route. 

Personengruppe vor einem KLM Flugzeug auf dem Vorfeld.
Thomas Hoff Anderson, COO of the airport company, and Carl Schellemann, German Director of Air France-KLM, welcome the new A321neo together with the crew at BER. © Günter Wicker / FBB

Fleet renewal at KLM

The Swallowtail is the first of four A321neo aircraft that KLM is put into service this year. Three more are to follow by the end of the year. Additional aircraft will follow in the coming years and replace the existing Boeing 737s. The fleet renewal is aimed at saving fuel, reducing CO2 emissions and minimising noise pollution. 

KLM flies daily to Amsterdam

KLM flies up to eight times a day from BER to Amsterdam. The route is of interest to business travellers, city tourists as well as long-distance travellers. Travellers have connections to 155 destinations worldwide via the Amsterdam Schiphol hub.

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