Summer Peak At Schiphol: 9 Tips For Smooth Travels
Your bags are packed, sunglasses are on, passport in your pocket – you’re all ready. You arrive at Schiphol and – wow, lots of crowds! Summer has started. Fortunately, though, you can also make...
View ArticleThe new KLM Non-Schengen Crown Lounge is on track
I’m a Flying Blue Explorer-ish. I don’t fly often, which would normally put KLM’s partially renovated Crown Lounge out of reach. So it’s all the more special that I was allowed to take a look around at...
View ArticleTaking off with… Patrick Kop
In the series “Taking off with…” we’ve been interviewing some of the 32,000 colleagues at KLM. Does this story sound familiar? If so, that’s because this piece was published in part in February’s...
View ArticleWhy the Boeing 747 ‘Queen of the Skies’ will always reign supreme
KLM’s Boeing 747 will be retiring after 50 years of loyal service. Fans of this magnificent machine have been awaiting the phase out with a heavy heart for some time. I am also dreading the departure...
View Article“Dear KLM, please help me with my wedding proposal!”
“Dear KLM, my girlfriend works at KLM Cityhopper. Flying is a huge part of her life, as you can imagine. But sometimes it seems as if her love for flying is bigger than her love for me. There has to be...
View ArticleHow Caruso the tiger flew to Johannesburg with KLM Cargo
Working as a social-media intern at KLM, you need to seize every opportunity that comes your way. So, when I heard that Caruso the tiger was travelling to Johannesburg, I decided to investigate...
View ArticleKLM Intern(s) On A Mission – B777 Cabin Simulator
Interns Marta en Merle find out what it takes to transport and install a 33 tonnes heavy and 6,5 metres wide Boeing 777 cabin simulator to the brand new training facility of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines....
View ArticleTricks for finding cheap tickets – the facts and the fiction
Cheap tickets, who doesn’t want that? The summer holiday is just around the corner and, very likely, you’ve already decided where you want to go. If at all possible, you’ll pay as little as you can for...
View ArticleHow an 85-year-old aircraft could fly again
Eighty-five years ago today, one of KLM’s most famous aircraft made history when it returned to Schiphol after winning the 1934 Melbourne Air Race. Thousands of enthusiastic spectators turned out to...
View ArticleThis is how we park the majority of our aircraft
The corona crisis is having a relentless impact worldwide, forcing KLM to keep the majority of its fleet on the ground. As a result, Schiphol is packed. Not with passengers, unfortunately, but with the...
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