What Happened to KLM’s Fokker 70 Fleet?

A year ago KLM Cityhopper retired its hardworking fleet of Fokker 70 aircraft after a long relationship with the type.

The airline had been flying these aircraft (and the Fokker 100 until 2012) on routes all over Europe from its Amsterdam Schiphol base mainly to feed into parent airline KLM’s worldwide network.

Since KLM is the main carrier at my local airport in the UK, I had the opportunity to fly on these Fokker 70s many, many times, and it was quite sad to see them replaced by the (admittedly very good) Embraer 175 last year.

In fact, I took one last trip for a day out at Schiphol on the 70 a few days before it was retired. You can read the trip report here: http://www.airportspotting.com/farewell-klm-fokker-70-flight/

With the Fokker 70 fleet retired from KLM Cityhopper service, we now take a look at what happened to the aircraft (including some retired before October 2017).

Thankfully most went on to fly with other airlines, so they were not retired completely, and the chance is still out there to fly on these reliable regional aircraft.

By Maxime ✈ from Le François , Martinique (F O K K E R 🇳🇱) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

• PH-JCH (11528) – Now flying with Insel Air International as PJ-JCH.
• PH-JCT (11537) – Now flying with Insel Air International as PJ-JCT.
• PH-KZA (11567) – Now flying with Air Niugini as P2-ANA.
• PH-KZB (11562) – Now flying with Tus Airways as 5B-DDF.
• PH-KZC (11566) – Now flying with Myanmar Air Force as 001.
• PH-KZD (11582) – Now flying with Air Niugini as P2-ANB.
• PH-KZE (11576) – Now flying with Myanmar Air Force as 002.
• PH-KZF (11577) – Now flying with Air Niugini as P2-ANT.
• PH-KZG (11578) – Now flying with Air Niugini as P2-ANR.
• PH-KZH (11583) – Now flying with Tus Airways as 5B-DDI.
• PH-KZI (11579) – Now flying with fly AllWays as PZ-TFC.
• PH-KZK (11581) – Now flying with Jetways Airlines as 5Y-JWF.
• PH-KZL (11536) – Now flying with Tus Airways as 5B-DDA.

• PH-KZM (11561) – Now flying with Tus Airways as 5B-DDB.
• PH-KZO (11538) – Now flying with Air Niugini as P2-ANU.
• PH-KZP (11539) – Now flying with Wayreperu at OB2156P.
• PH-KZR (11551) – Now flying with Air Niugini as P2-ANY.
• PH-KZS (11540) – Now flying with Wayraperu as OB2153P.
• PH-KZT (11541) –  Stored at Norwich.
• PH-KZU (11543) – Now flying with Tus Airways as 5B-DDG.

• PH-KZV (11556) – Now flying with fly AllWays as PZ-TFA.
• PH-KZW (11558) – Scrapped. Tail mounted outside Schiphol Ooste.
• PH-WXA (11570) – Now flying with fly AllWays as PZ-TFB.
• PH-WXC (11574) – Now flying with Air Niugini as P2-ANV.
• PH-WXD (11563) – Now flying with Air Niugini as P2-ANZ.

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