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Category Archives: KLM

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KLM Playing Catch-Up After Weekend Meltdown Which Blocked All Inbound Passengers To Amsterdam

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 6, 2022June 5, 2022 11 Comments

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines encountered a perfect storm on Saturday at at Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport. Not only did the weather not cooperate, but emergency runway construction and heavy crowds on a holiday weekend forced the unprecedented decision to...

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KLM “Surge Pricing” Flights From Amsterdam

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 28, 2022May 28, 2022 16 Comments
KLM Surge Pricing

Yesterday I wrote about the chaos at Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport leading KLM to suspend ticket sales this weekend for all AMS departures. Turns out KLM has adopted a “surge pricing” model instead. Flights are not full, but if you...

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Chaos At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, With KLM Suspending Ticket Sales

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 27, 2022 56 Comments

In an unprecedented move, KLM is suspending future ticket sales this weekend as it faces mounting chaos at Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport (AMS). KLM Suspends Tickets Sales From AMS Due To Continued Airport Chaos Those who have recently flown...

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KLM Sued By Climate Activists, Accused Of “Greenwashing”

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 24, 2022May 24, 2022 2 Comments
KLM Greenwashing

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has been sued by a group of climate activists, which have accused the carrier of misleading the public on its environmental protection efforts, a ruse it calls “greenwashing.” KLM Faces “Greenwashing” Lawsuit Over Climate Change...

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First Impressions: KLM 787-10 Business Class Amsterdam – Dubai (KL427)

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 15, 2022May 15, 2022 14 Comments
KLM Amsterdam Dubai KL427 787-10 business class seat

As part of a flight deal and a recent trip to Dubai on KLM, I tried the carrier’s 787-10 business class cabin frim Amsterdam and my experience was significantly better than from Houston to Amsterdam.  If you are considering...

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Lounge Review: KLM Crown Lounge Houston (Priority Pass)

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 15, 2022May 15, 2022 11 Comments
KLM Crown Lounge Houston seating

I had a chance to visit the KLM lounge in Houston, Texas (Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport – IAH), and here’s why you should give it a pass.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card...

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First Impression: KLM Houston-Amsterdam (KL662) Business Class

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 1, 2022May 1, 2022 22 Comments
KLM 777-300 Business class mini cabin

Taking advantage of a fare sale from Houston to Amsterdam to Dubai in business class, I got to try KLM’s premium product across the Atlantic. Here is my first impression of the service.  If you are considering booking travel or signing...

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KLMLounge Reviews

Review: KLM Crown Lounge 25 Amsterdam (Schengen)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 25, 2022March 25, 2022 3 Comments

While not nearly as large or lush as the intercontinental Crown Lounge, the Schengen area KLM Crown Lounge 25 in Amsterdam (AMS) offers basic amenities and a welcome alternative to the gate area for European departures. KLM Crown Lounge...

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Review: KLM Crown Lounge 52 Amsterdam (Intercontinental)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 24, 2022March 24, 2022 22 Comments

The KLM Crown Lounge 52 in Amsterdam, located in the Non-Schengen area of Schiphol Airport, is a superlative lounge with excellent food and drink and unique features that make it one of my favorite lounges in Europe. KLM Crown...

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KLM Won’t Enforce Government Mask Policy

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 23, 2022March 23, 2022 18 Comments
KLM Dreary Travel

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced that it will stop enforcing the Dutch government’s mask mandate on airplanes starting today, an act of defiance which it hopes will lead to swift policy change. KLM Calls Dutch Mask Policy Unfair,...

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KLM Crown Lounge In Amsterdam Is Spectacular

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 12, 2022February 12, 2022 21 Comments
KLM Crown Lounge Amsterdam

After my Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam, I visited the KLM Crown Lounge 52 (international) ahead of my connection to Paris. I was blown away by how superb this lounge was. Spectacular: KLM Crown Lounge Amsterdam (International) I...

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10% Of KLM Passengers Test Positive For COVID-19 Upon Arrival From South Africa – What Are The Ramifications?

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 27, 2021November 27, 2021 103 Comments

10% of passengers onboard a pair of KLM flights from South Africa to Amsterdam tested positive onboard for COVID-19 upon arrival. The ramifications for international travel are not comforting. 10% of KLM Passengers From South African Flights Test Positive...

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KLM 777-300ER With 350 Passengers From South Africa Trapped On Tarmac In Amsterdam

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 26, 2021 91 Comments
KLM South Africa Trapped AMS

KLM592 took off on time from Johannesburg (JNB) last night, but during the flight Europe went into “variant panic.” When the Boeing 777-300ER landed in Amsterdam (AMS), Dutch officials did not know what to do with the passengers onboard…so...

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KLM Sent Me A Rubber Duck!

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 27, 2021October 27, 2021 17 Comments
KLM Rubber Duck

I am the proud owner of dozens of Lufthansa rubber ducks but today I added a special duck to my collection…a duck from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Move Over Lufthansa! My New Rubber Duck From KLM You might recall...

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KLM Rejects Vaccine Mandate For Employees

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 16, 2021September 15, 2021 4 Comments
KLM Mandatory Vaccination

While many airlines are requiring employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination or penalizing them for refusing, KLM has told employees it will not force them to receive the jab. KLM: No Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has...

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KLM Pilots Report “Bright Green UFO” Over Canada

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 14, 2021August 14, 2021 4 Comments
KLM UFO

Pilots aboard two aircraft, including a KLM flight bound for Amsterdam, reported seeing a bright green unidentified flying object (UFO) near Newfoundland. What could it have been? Bright Green UFO Over Canada Sighted By KLM Pilots The sighting happened...

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More Details Emerge On The Strange Case Of 18 Jewish Girls Booted From KLM And Delta Flights

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 9, 2021August 9, 2021 75 Comments

As more details emerge, the case of 18 Jewish schoolgirls being removed from a Delta flight bound for New York becomes even stranger. The story involves New York Senator Chuck Schumer, Delta CEO Ed Bastian, and an alleged seat...

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A KLM Flight For The Birds

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 1, 2021March 1, 2021 1 Comment
KLM Bird Strike

A KLM flight ended up right back where it started…six hours later…after a bird strike caused more damage than originally thought. KLM Flight To Nowhere…Due To Bird Strike On Sunday, KLM515 departed Amsterdam (AMS) for Zanzibar (ZNZ). The Boeing...

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Will KLM Suspend All Intercontinental Flights?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 22, 2021 4 Comments
KLM Suspend Intercontinental Flights

Blaming new coronavirus testing requirements under Dutch law, KLM will reportedly suspend all longhaul flights, totally 270 weekly flights. KLM To Suspend All Longhaul + Intercontinental Flights Dutch law now requires that all international travelers, including Dutch citizens, take...

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Drunken Brawl On KLM Over Face Masks Restores Hope In Return To Normalcy

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 3, 2020August 3, 2020 14 Comments
KLM Drunken Brawl

Two passengers onboard a KLM flight had to be constrained by fellow passengers after refusing to wear a mask after downing a liter of vodka. As pathetic as I found the whole encounter, in a very narrow sense I...

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