Review of KLM flight from Amsterdam to Billund in Business

KLM

KL - KLM

Flight taken on 19 July 2010
KL 1347
16:20 01h 05m 17:25
Class Business
Seat 2F
manureva744
3,972 · 124 · 10 · 2

After my long LAX-AMS flight I went to the Crown Lounge in the international zone. It was packed and not a seat insight so I elected to go to the Crown Lounge 25 to wait for my flight to Billund.
That lounge was far less crowded and also quieter. I took a shower and had a snack and waited for my flight.


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The lounge started to get full and it was time to walk to the Boeing 737-700 PH-BGI Vink/Finch that will take me to Billund as KL1347 today.
Loadfactor in Europe Select is very light with only 2 passengers out of the 3 rows of 6 seats in the cabin.


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Our neighbour is Boeing 737-300 PH-BDO Jacob van Heemskerck


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Not a lot of space for my 6'2 frame.


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Our Boeing 737-700 is pushed back and we start to roll towards the runway.


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Good Bye Schiphol !


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Irashaimase Nihon Koku !


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Mockup for fire training for the airport fire figthers.


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Control tower.


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And a very long taxi…


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We can now align and take off for our flight to Denmark.


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Our 737 is back in its element and is sending us towards our cruising altitude.


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Our route and the info about the flight.


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As soon as it was possible, the purser came to serve us our Europe Select box for our meal.


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Getting closer to my final destination.


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A glass of Coke to wash down the meal.


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The Menu : Salmon steak with poppy seeds and chicken roulade with wasabi, wakame and cucumber salad. Lemon Cheesecake with blood orange coulis and pistachios


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The meal.


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KLM logo on the leather headrests.


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Denmark is not far anymore…


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We are now above the Kingdom of Denmark.


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Last pictures of the cabin and the flight infos.


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We begin the descent towards Billund.


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We land on time in Billund. My long journey is now over, I am now in the Kingdom of my gorgeous princess, my 4 year old nice who is at her grand-parents for her vacation.


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Other visitors at Billund Airport.


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Our neighbor, Thomas Cook Sweden.


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Danku KLM !


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Bags and then to Merring to see Freja !


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Welkom to Denmark !


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Product ratings

Airline

KLM 6.9

  • Cabin6.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew9.0 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi5.0 / 10
  • Meal/catering7.5 / 10
Departure airport

Amsterdam - AMS5.0

  • Efficiency5.0 / 10
  • Access5.0 / 10
  • Services5.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness5.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Billund - BLL5.0

  • Efficiency5.0 / 10
  • Access5.0 / 10
  • Services5.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness5.0 / 10

Conclusion

The short-haul KLM product is not the best. I was very lucky to have a nearly empty Europe Select cabin and have a lot of space.
I am not very fussy concerning the meals, particularly walking off a long haul flight and the lounge offerings, I wasn't very hungry and the small meal we were served was more than adequat and the quality was top-notch, particularly the cheesecake.

I won't post the return trip as I was travelling with my 4 year old niece and it is a lot more difficult to take pictures when you have to look after a 4 year old little girl on your own on 4 flights !

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Comments (10)

  • Merci pour ce TR.

    Décidemment, les prestations MC ne semblent pas terrible (en tout cas visuellement)...

    Sur un vol de connextion, en venant des états unis, c'est peu dérangeant vu qu'en général on a pas très faim, mais pour un vol sec, je pense que ça pourrait être problématique.

  • Merci pour toutes ces belles photos. J'ai l'impression qu'il y a des pompiers qui ne sont pas plus doués que moi pour ce qui est de distinguer un 747 d'un MD11, lol

    Côté restauration, ça semble franchement léger.

    Quel suspense dans le match sur FR \photos de douche contre photos d'espaces enfants\ dans les aéroports !

    Merci pour ce FR!

    PS : au fait, \bienvenue\ se dit \irrashaimase\ en japonais. Un \n\ final serait une négation.

  • Merci Marathon, j'ai fais la correction ! Arigato Gozaimasu !

  • Chouettes photos.

    Que ce soit AF ou KL, les prestations business MC sont vraiment limites au niveau présentation.

    Marathon a prouvé que sur des vols aussi courts en Asie (par exemple HKG-TPE), il était possible d'avoir ET une bonne présentation, ET un choix de plats chauds.

    En Asie, ce genre de petite boîte est servi en Eco.

    Je constate au moins que le coca est servi dans un verre en verre et non un gobelet en plastique

  • Merci pour ce FR !

    Je trouve que le logo KLM à l'avant de la cabine fait classe !!!

  • Wow wow wow, la lounge est magnifique !

  • Merci,

    A noter que ceci est l'ancienne prestation europe de KLM, depuis fini les boites à chaussures.

  • Je me permets de redemander s'il est possible d'intégrer l'aéroport de Billund dans le menu des aéroports et par la même occasion changer mon itinéraire.

    Merci.

  • (Désolé pour le retard, l'aéroport d'arrivé est maintenant Billund)

  • Merci Leadership !

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