KLM Commences Flights With Its 1st Airbus A321neo

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has begun commercial flights with its first Airbus A321neo aircraft, with the aircraft flying for the first time between Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Copenhagen, Denmark. Flying to CPH on its inaugural journey According to Flightradar24 data, the KLM A321neo flew between Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) and Copenhagen Airport (CPH) in the early morning hours of September 16. The aircraft, registered as PH-AXA, operated flight KL1267 between AMS and CPH, departing the former airport at 7:45 local time (UTC +2) and arriving at the latter at 8:40 local time (UTC +2).

Following the inaugural commercial flight, the A321neo returned to AMS on flight KL1268. Subsequently, the single-aisle jet left AMS toward Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) on another journey between two European capitals. The A321neo has departed AMS at 13:04, still being airborne at the time of writing.

Previous flights operated under the code KL1777 between AMS and BER with a Boeing 737-800 typically spent around 50 minutes in the air before reaching its destination in Germany. A KLM spokesperson told Simple Flying that today was a special day for the airline, as its brand-new A321neo has made its first flight. “The introduction of the A321neo is an important step that KLM is taking to be cleaner, quieter, and more efficient.

It is a great product for our customers and a fantastic aircraft for all our colleagues to work with. At the end of September, we will add the second Airbus A32.