NLM CityHopper
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". NLM CityHopper, full name Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Dutch Aviation Company), was a Dutch commuter airline, founded in 1966. Its head office was in Building 70 in Schiphol Airport East in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.[1]
History
The carrier was formed as NLM Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij in 1966.[2] Starting operations on 29 August 1966 using leased Fokker F27 aircraft from the Royal Dutch Air Force, it was set up as a KLM subsidiary under a two-year contract to operate domestic services within the Netherlands.[2] The airline saw the incorporation of the Fokker F28 in 1978.[3]Template:Rp[4]
Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Maastricht, and Rotterdam comprised the airline's network at the beginning.[2] The Eindhoven–Hamburg route was the first international service flown by the airline; it was initially aimed at providing a scheduled executive service for Philips, and was made public in Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[5] London-Gatwick was added to the network in early 1975.[6]
The airline changed its name to NLM CityHopper, following the acquisition of Netherlines by its parent company KLM in Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".; operations of both subsidiaries were subsequently merged.[7] Despite sharing their operational structure, both companies were separate entities until 1 April 1991, when they were absorbed into the newly created KLM Cityhopper.[8]
Destinations
The airline served the following destinations throughout its history:
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| Antwerp | ANR | EBAW | Antwerp International Airport | [7] | |
| Brussels | BRU | EBBR | Brussels Airport | [7] | |
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| Paris | CDG | LFPG | Charles de Gaulle Airport | [9] | |
| Strasbourg | SXB | LFST | Strasbourg Airport | [7] | |
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| Bremen | BRE | EDDW | Bremen Airport | [7] | |
| Düsseldorf | DUS | EDDL | Düsseldorf Airport | [7] | |
| Hannover | HAJ | EDDV | Hannover-Langenhagen Airport | [7] | |
| Stuttgart | STR | EDDS | Stuttgart Airport | [7] | |
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| Guernsey | GCI | EGJB | Guernsey Airport | [7] | |
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| Jersey | JER | EGJJ | Jersey Airport | [7] | |
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| Luxembourg | LUX | ELLX | Findel Airport | [7] | |
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| Amsterdam | AMS | EHAM | Schiphol Airport | [7] | |
| Eindhoven | EIN | EHEH | Eindhoven Airport | [7] | |
| Enschede | ENS | EHTW | Enschede Airport Twente | [2] | |
| Groningen | GRQ | EHGG | Groningen Airport Eelde | [2] | |
| Maastricht | MST | EHBK | Maastricht Aachen Airport | [7] | |
| Rotterdam | RTM | EHRD | Rotterdam The Hague Airport | [2] | |
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| Malmö | MMX | ESMS | Malmö Airport | [7] | |
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| Birmingham | BHX | EGBB | Birmingham Airport | [7] | |
| Bristol | BRS | EGGD | Bristol Airport | [7] | |
| Cardiff | CWL | EGFF | Cardiff Airport | [7] | |
| East Midlands | EMA | EGNX | East Midlands Airport | [7] | |
| London | LGW | EGKK | Gatwick Airport | [7] | |
| LHR | EGLL | Heathrow Airport | [7] | ||
| LTN | EGGW | Luton Airport | [7] | ||
| Southampton | SOU | EGHI | Southampton Airport | [7] | |
Fleet
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- Fokker F-27-200[7]
- Fokker F-27-300[10]
- Fokker F-27-400[7]
- Fokker F-27-500[7]
- Fokker F-28-3000[11]
- Fokker F-28-4000[7]
- Jetstream 31[7]
- Saab 340[7]
Accidents and incidents
According to Aviation Safety Network, NLM CityHopper records a single accident/incident event.[12]
- 6 October 1981: A Fokker F-28-4000, registration PH-CHI, that was operating the first leg of an international scheduled Rotterdam–Eindhoven–Hamburg passenger service as NLM CityHopper Flight 431, entered a tornado that caused the starboard wing to separate from the fuselage. The aircraft dived into the ground from Script error: No such module "convert". and crashed near Moerdijk, killing all 17 people aboard.[13]
See also
References
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- ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. May 16, 1981. 1452. "Head Office: Building 70, Schiphol Airport East, Amsterdam, Netherlands."
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