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per seat,” Maarten explains.“ We are right at the forefront of new fleet upgrades, which is the most important thing; the oldest aircraft that we’ ve exchanged was only 15 years old. In addition, more than 70 percent of all our ground equipment has been electrified.
“ With KLM Cityhopper being a testing ground for the wider group, we can spearhead different tools, such as the OptiClimb system, which utilizes artificial intelligence to calculate the most efficient climb profile. Additionally, KLM Cityhopper won the prestigious Pioneer of the Year award for its 100 percent SAF ticket project, which ran in 2025 on the Amsterdam – London City Airport and Amsterdam – Hamburg routes. KLC temporarily sold tickets with a SAF percentage of 100 percent on the two test routes. The additional SAF contribution went entirely towards the purchase of SAF. In this way, KLC investigated passengers’ willingness to pay extra for SAF if it’ s included in the ticket price as standard. tlimagazine. com 33