KLM Cityhopper: The Regional Jets Feeding the Schiphol Hub

The fleet

The fleet is made up of Embraer E175s, E190s and E195-E2s, the latter the newest and largest, chosen to deliver efficiency on routes where demand does not justify widebody aircraft.

History and positioning

The airline's role is essentially that of a feeder: collecting passengers from dozens of smaller European cities and funneling them into Schiphol for the intercontinental connections operated by the parent company or by its SkyTeam partners.

Routes and network

The network covers much of Western and Central Europe with low-to-medium-demand routes, often not viable with larger aircraft, thus completing the main KLM network without overlapping its higher-capacity routes.

On board and service

The onboard product replicates KLM's on a smaller scale, with regular Flying Blue mile accrual on the flights it operates, useful for anyone building a longer itinerary around these connecting legs.

It is ideal for anyone using a Cityhopper flight as a connecting leg within a broader KLM or SkyTeam itinerary to an intercontinental flight. It is not designed for anyone seeking a cabin experience comparable to long-haul: these are regional jets with no lie-flat configurations. A practical tip: if you are self-connecting on a separate long-haul KLM ticket, leave a realistic time buffer at Schiphol, because Cityhopper flights often use remote gates that require a bus transfer.