At 14:15 local time on August 27th, 2024, KLM’s first Airbus A321neo, registration PH-AXA, took off from Hamburg for Amsterdam on its delivery flight, arriving at 14:53 local time after a 38-minute flight. Following its presentation at AMS, this aircraft conducted several test flights in September prior to the commencement of regular operations.
Its first test flight was on September 5th, 2024, and until September 14th, 2024, it made more than 55 test flights around Europe, mainly in Aarhus, Amsterdam, Leipzig, Paris Vatry Chalons Airport, and Prestwick, as you can see in our database. The first scheduled flight took place on September 16th, 2024, with flight KL1267 between Amsterdam and Copenhagen, departing from Schiphol at 07:45 local time.
One year later…
Almost a year later, on August 21st, 2025, at 16:32 local time, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ tenth Airbus A321neo, the newest addition to the airline’s fleet, landed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport from Hamburg on a ferry flight. The aircraft, with registration PH-AXK, was introduced at the main Dutch airport after its arrival and entered service on August 24th with flight KL1583 between Amsterdam and Lisbon.
KLM has reached 10 Airbus A321neo aircraft in its fleet for the first time and plans to add at least seven more. Regarding the other eight A321neo, the second Airbus A321-252NX was delivered on September 27th, 2024, the third on December 10th, 2024, the fourth on December 19th, 2024, the fifth on March 27th, 2025, the sixth on April 4th, 2025, the seventh on April 15th, 2025, the eighth on May 30th, 2025, and the ninth on July 3rd, 2025.
Current KLM’s Airbus A321neo
- PH-AXA: August 2024
- PH-AXB: September 2024
- PH-AXC: December 2024
- PH-AXD: December 2024
- PH-AXG: March 2025
- PH-AXE: April 2025
- PH-AXF: April 2025
- PH-AXH: May 2025
- PH-AXI: July 2025
- PH-AXK: August 2025
The registrations for KLM’s next seven Airbus A321neo aircraft have already been filed, which will be PH-AXL, PH-AXM, PH-AXN, PH-AXP, PH-AXR, PH-AXT, and PH-AXU. Recently, the first photo of KLM’s 11th A321neo was released. It will be registered as PH-AXL and is currently in Hamburg undergoing final preparations before joining the fleet.
All Airbus A321neo aircraft belonging to Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, also known as KLM, are configured for 227 passengers in single class. These aircraft only operate within Europe to/from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, where they are based.
At the time of publication, according to our database, all KLM narrow-body aircraft serve flights in Europe, while its routes to other continents are operated by wide-body aircraft, with Africa, America, and Asia being the markets.
KLM’s Airbus A321neo routes
| Country | Destination | Flights | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | Prague (PRG) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| Denmark | Billund (BLL) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| Finland | Helsinki (HEL) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| France | Nice (NCE) | 2 weekly | 454 weekly |
| Germany | Berlin (BER) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| Greece | Athens (ATH) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| Hungary | Budapest (BUD) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| Italy | Rome (FCO) | 13 weekly | 2,951 weekly |
| Norway | Bergen (BGO) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| Portugal | Lisbon (LIS) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| Spain | Barcelona (BCN)** | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| Sweden | Stockholm (ARN) | 7 weekly | 1,589 weekly |
| United Kingdom | Edinburgh (EDI)* | 14 weekly | 3,178 weekly |
| London Heathrow (LHR) | 21 weekly | 4,767 weekly | |
| Manchester (MAN) | 14 weekly | 3,178 weekly |
Flight(s) per route
| From | To | Flight |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Athens (ATH) | KL 1953/1954 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Barcelona (BCN) | KL 1517/1518** |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Bergen (BGO) | KL 1169/1170 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Berlin (BER) | KL 1775/1776 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Billund (BLL) | KL 1297/1298 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Budapest (BUD) | KL 1367/1368 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Edinburgh (EDI) | KL 921/922* |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Edinburgh (EDI) | KL 931/932 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Lisbon (LIS) | KL 1587/1578 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Lisbon (LIS) | KL 1583/1584 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | London (LHR) | KL 1001/1002 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | London (LHR) | KL 1005/1006 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | London (LHR) | KL 1017/1000 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | London (LHR) | KL 1017/1006 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Manchester (MAN) | KL 1031/1032 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Prague (PRG) | KL 1357/1358 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Rome (FCO) | KL 1601/1602 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Rome (FCO) | KL 1603/1604 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Rome (FCO) | KL 1609/1600 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Stockholm (ARN) | KL 1223/1224 |
*Flight KL921/922 switches from A321neo to Boeing 737-800 as of September 1st.
**Flight KL1517/1518 switches from Boeing 737-800 to A321neo as of September 1st.
Athens, Barcelona, Bergen, Berlin, Billund, Budapest, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London Heathrow, Manchester, Rome Fiumicino, and Stockholm Arlanda are the regular routes for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ A321neo aircraft, which will be maintained during summer 2025. New additions or additional flights may be added in the near future.
Fleet
KLM has 187 aircraft in its fleet, comprising 21 Airbus, 102 Boeing, and 66 Embraer aircraft, including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM Cargo, and KLM CityHopper. Ten are A321neo, six are A330-200, five are A330-300, six are 737-700, 31 are 737-800, five are 737-900, three are 747-400(F), 15 are 777-200, 16 are 777-300, 13 are 787-9, 11 are 787-10, 26 are E190, 23 are E295-E2, and 17 are E175.
The airline aims to replace its Boeing 737s with Airbus A321neo aircraft. At publication time, KLM’s order for the A321neo had not been specified, but it expects to have 13 aircraft of this type in its fleet by the end of this year.
In December 2021, the Air France-KLM Group placed an order for 100 aircraft from the Airbus A320neo family, with an option for 60 more, which will be incorporated by Transavia. The carrier currently has 19 A320neo and 13 A321neo aircraft, averaging one year old.
Routes
With regard to KLM routes, Europe is its main market, with flights to Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom, in addition to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. All of these services, which you can see through our data, are operated by the aforementioned narrow-body aircraft.
Furthermore, the Dutch company operates in Africa, America, Asia, and the Middle East, including Argentina, Bonaire, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Curaçao, Ecuador, Ghana, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, México, Nigeria, Panamá, Perú, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sint Maarten, South Africa, South Korea, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
KLM will offer 161 destinations during summer 2025, being 95 within Europe and 66 intercontinental. The airline is increasing its seat capacity by 4% compared to summer 2024, although its intercontinental offering for summer 2025 is limited, as announced by the carrier, due to long delivery times for aircraft parts and a shortage of pilots.
Airbus A320 family
As per our data, Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Lufthansa, Aegean, British Airways, easyJet, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Jet2, Azores Airlines, ITA, Icelandair, Transavia, Titan Airways, Vueling, Swiss, SAS, Sunclass Airlines, La Compagnie, and Eurowings are some of the European airlines to have Airbus A321s in their fleets, including A321-200, A321neo, A321neo LR, and A321XLR.
7,614 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family are registered in our database. Of the total, 53 are Airbus A318s, 1,401 are Airbus A319s, 4,399 are Airbus A320s, and 1,761 are Airbus A321s. You can track all of them via Flightradar.
Cover photo: © Oaktree Aviation – JetPhotos (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands)
