KLM's Farewell to Fokker 50 

What a great surprise it was to come across this excellent video created for the “Fokker 50 Farewell Party” in February of 2010. The video was brilliantly filmed and edited mainly by Nils Volkerts, then a young first officer I had the pleasure of working with on many occasions. I flew the F50 for 14 years with KLM Cityhopper UK from March 1996, the last 8 years having been on a night-stop basis from Amsterdam. I met a lot of fine people during that time and seeing the video again took me right back. If you’re reading this Niels, once again thanks for such a great record of good times on a fine aircraft - and I hope you’re well.

Really gets a little emotional, its the pride that they take in flying and the passion that makes this plane truely beautiful. The music is fine by the way makes you focus on the video not the music...!

Gott was habe ich es geliebt wenn meine Mama mit mir von Hamburg nach Amsterdam geflogen ist. Immer Fokker 50 und später gelegentlich Fokker 70 und abends zurück selten 737 oder A310... Das WAREN ZEITEN... MAMA HAT ES GELIEBT für KLM zu arbeiten... Die Abgabe an Ogden und die Digitalisierung hat in der Fliegerei Herzen gebrochen, aber so ist der Lauf der Dinge... Wir ehren was war. Danke Fokker 50 für ein volles Logbook und einen Lebensinhalt ❤️

Wie kijkt in 2019? Who watches in 2019?

Loved the fokker 50, flew on them on a couple of occasions. Very quiet comfortable aircraft to fly on. Would love to fly in one again

My dad is a pilot on the Fokker 50 and works on ”Amapola Flyg AB” in sweden, and i think i have flying with him 50 sectors (i think, or more) And i can say one thing, if you have the chance to fly this beautiful aircraft, TAKE IT. I know this airplane from my long jumpseat experience and it is a beautiful sound! Sorry for my bad english (i am 12 and from sweden)

10 jaar geleden, we zijn je niet vergeten! Fokker 50 10 years ago, we didn't forget you!

One of my favorite planes! Im a prop person

Almost 7 years since this beauty is gone. I can't believe that at the end of this year the Fokker 70 will leave the fleet as well. As a child I have so many memories to these Fokker aircrafts. It makes me a bit sad as well.

Thanks babe for the thousands of hours of pure fun, hapiness and job satisfaction you gave me..... not to mention all the wonderfull people you introduced me to, the lessons you taught me and the oppotunities you gave me.... I will cherish our memories for the rest of my life!!!

What a cracking video, the way it was shot and put together in respect into probably one of the best fokker's ever built, I had the luxury of one of these on a short klm flight back in the mid 90's operating a short haul flight as a connector and for the first time flying, it didn't dissapoint its just a shame klm are no longer operating these machines anymore.

Excellent coverage. Perfect editing guys! A+++++!

I can remember being a really small girl and going to pick up my Oma from Bristol airport. She used to fly in and out on the KLM F50. Years later I started going to visit her and flew on them. I am going to miss them very much!

Super cool video KLM ! Enough to lift my rather somber mood this morning . Sad to you guys retire that magnificent Fokker 50 , though I never board one myself . The last time I ever board a Fokker was an older version Fokker 27 Friendship back during December 1987 ! By the way , may I know what happened to the retired Fokker 27/50 fleet ? Shame to see it mothballed in some aircraft graveyard .

Awesome video i love KLM because it shares everything with the media :)

Who watched this in 2020

I've flown in Fokkers (F-50 and F-28/F-70) back in the mid-1990s in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea-Solomon Islands respectively. It was such an era I now miss, thanks to videos like this. Yes! Fokker for Life! When will Rekkof take to the skies?

Wat leuk dit te zien.Ik heb van 1981-1997 in DÜS voor de KLM gewerkt en o.a. ook OPs gedaan voor de F27 en F28...

Beautiful airplane. I'd rather fly one of these old Fokkers over a jet ANYDAY. Great vid. Love the music. Fits.

Veel aan de Fokker 50 gewerkt...motorcooling...oiloutlet...airintake...diffuser. Prachtige film! Ik werk nog bij Fokker. Nu in Hoogeveen.

Ook al kijk je deze video 10x hij blijft echt super!

Who watched this in 2017

4:34 Bird strike (or near miss =P). Anyway, Amazing Video!

Sadly PJ-KVI is parked besides Insel Hangar without engines, currently being preserved until both engines comes back from shop visit. KVH has been scraped, KVG and KVK are very active flying the routes of Aruba-Curacao-Bonaire. Good airplanes though.

Prachtige video, mooi eerbetoon aan deze mooie kist :)!

That's it. I have to buy one.

prachtig vliegtuig✈️

Still hits after almost 10 years

I flew on KLM Fokker 70 Norwich-Amsterdam very great service KLM!

Lovely video

One beautiful aircraft😍

great video.

Goodbye Fokker 50 I'll never see any plane like Fokker in future... Thank you for being our Airline for 20+ years.

prachtige video!

So sad 😢😢✈✈

very nice! thx for posting. contains a lot of familiar things :)

Perfect video....thank's and nice greetings from germany :-)

RU-vid: 'This video had been taken down for copyright music'

I remember many great flights Gatwick to Eindhoven in the mid 70's. The on board 'flight bites' were great. A couple of rolls with thin meat and cheese, a cake and a miniature of Bols gin with a Bols shot glass which we kept as a souvenir. All issued in a brown paper bag. The service was always friendly and impeccable.A great loss to aviation.

Most of those aircraft shown in this video still flies today for Inselair as PJ-KVK/KVI/KVG and KVH for spare parts.

I am going to be a pilot. My dream is to be able to fly one of these some day!

What's the music called at 0:51 ?

Love the Fokker!

mooie vid

What song are they playing

I will mis this beauty! Unfortunatelty i never got the opportunity to fly one, since my flight was changed to a F70 :(. I booked this flight to fly the F50, and then they put up a F70 :(. Respect for the Fokker 50! It flew important routes for KLM and will be missed!

GREAT video! It's put together quite nicely! =)

this one fly is a320?

Fokker 70's next :(

Proud 👌🏻👌🏻

Klm do you guys have a flight to mexico city?

Song ?

aer lingus operated this aircraft from 1989 to 1995 and I remember going to edinburgh on it, very fast it cut the time on descent as it didn't have to use the wide range of approach as jets need

I love video good job continue.

Runway 27L is at Heathrow

Mooi clipje. A real aircraft has a Prop!

What song?

3:01 Is that a parking brakes?

What are you Simulator Settings??????

Zonde, was een klein leuk en uniek vliegtuigje.. wat gaan de klm piloten van de fokker 50 nu vliegen bij klm?

great!

Great video! I'll miss the Fokker 50!, I wanted to fly the KLM F50, but unfortunately it didn't happend :(.

nice video and music!

is beautiful aircraft ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

klm do u have foker 27 fleet

my favourite aircraft when i was a kid i remember i used to fly it alot

My first ever flight was on a KLM Fokker 50 chity hopper. It was exciting to take of, you could feel it flying. Second flight a few hours later was a Jet. I was dissapointed, how boring the take off was.

+klm grate video klm love the music

Where is the video of farewell to the 747?!

Great to see these older turboprops...

die spray is toch anti ijs of zo iets?

NO MUSIC, PLEEEEEEASE, NO MUSIC. >

Mooie video jammer dat dit vliegtuig niet meer in dienst is bij de KLM.

Beste KLM, zouden jullie ook een afscheidsfilmpje kunnen maken over de MD-11 en haar beste momenten?

Goodbye Fokker 50 we'll miss you....

great landing

KLM I love flying with you because you understand customers needs

what the song

i like flight atendants. They're so neautiful

what a legend! Fokker really knows how to build beautiful aircrafts a shame the started to disapearred wathcing this in 2018 by the way :D

2018?

Wait do md-11 still exist or not any more they look like DC-10

Rip Fokker 50 you will always be in our hearts

Why was the Fokker 50 phased out of airline service much earlier than the De Havilland Canada/Bombardier DHC-8 or even the ATR 42/72 series???

Checked!!!

@fsxnoob Die gaan gewoon op andere kisten van KLM vliegen zoals de nieuwe ERJ's maar misschien ook wel op andere kisten zoals de 737.

does klm operate a flight to jakarta? just asking.

The plane looks so modern ... are they still Boeing produced nowadays ? Fantástico video production,by the way!

Ik vindt dit echt een geweldige video... Hier kan makkelijk een biertje, vrienden en wat vrouwtjes erbij... :)

What is THE music

Ahhh... I Wish I Was A Pilot Sooner, I'm Going On My Checkride Tomorrow... Wish Me Luck! I Will Be Happy To See My easyJet Passengers On My Aircraft Soon! :)

No wonder it looks old - it was 8 years ago!! But still, very quite sad to see it leave KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Farewell, Fokker 50! 😢 From me, have a safe retirement (even though you already did!! ;)

The best prop that i was drive …thank you F50

HLM is it true that when a plane gets old and and dispatched from service do you like the pilots keep the aircraft

You shoud run tour flights with an F27 friendship, like Lufthansa and the JU 52

Tolles Bildmaterial (und dafür Daumen hoch) aber ich vermisse die Flug(zeug)typischen Geräusche wie die des Fahrwerkes beim Ein- und Ausfahren und die Gespräche, sowie den Funkverkehr ... wenn ich schon die Möglichkeit geboten bekomme auch im Cockpit "dabei" zu sein. Wenn ich Musik hören will, sehe ich VIVA oder MTV.

great video. do you know who bought the fokker 50's from KLM?

Is the reason why it's called city hopper is bc it only flew to city to city during that time when it used be in service

I like that plane

Where is runway 27L? I'm sure it's not in Amsterdam.