At December 31, 2022, the KLM fleet comprised 107 aircraft, of which 62 long-haul aircraft and 45 medium-haul aircraft. 42 aircraft are fully owned (39.3%), 22 aircraft are under finance lease (20.6%) 43 under operating lease (40.2%).
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In 2004 KLM joined SkyTeam, an international airline alliance. The same year, the airline was acquired by Air France to create Air France–KLM, one of the world's largest air carriers.
While KLM has already raised its prices this year after fuel prices rose significantly in the spring, the airline's new chief has explained that if Schiphol doesn't work fast to improve the situation and hire new workers, more price hikes will be inevitable in the new year.
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