KLM in economy class
Flight number: KL 1001
Equipment: 737-800
Origin: AMS (07:20)
Destination: LHR (07:40)
Flown: Dec 2018
Cabin occupancy: 90%
It was a morning KLM flight, and I had to leave my home at some unspeakable hours. Ofcourse, the night train (NS – Dutch trains) wasnt working and we were bussed to some intermediate station from where I could catch the train to Schiphol. I arrived in Schiphol around 5 am. The checkin process was quite quick, given that I have the Skyteam Elite Plus card. After going through the security and immigration, I headed to the KLM non-schengen lounge. The Crown Lounge at this time of the day was quite empty. Just a handful of passengers scattered around the lounge.
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The KLM lounge is HUGE. Really massive – not surprising given that they have only 1 lounge in the non-schengen part of the terminal.
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It was quite early during the day and they had a simple breakfast spread ready. KLM lounge is decent enough – they offer some cheeses, cold-cuts and basic breads. Nothing fancy, such as omelette station or fresh warm breakfast, but something simple and a clean place to eat that gets the job done.
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I was in no hurry to board as I was carrying a very small carryon. I boarded almost at the end. I was happy with the leg-space on this 737 – quite decent for such a short hop across the channel.
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Once we took off the flight attendants got to work, and they were quite efficient in making sure that everyone was served on this short flight. I like the KLM sandwich – the bread and the meat/cheese is always tasty.
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Quite happy with the KLM short flight to London, and also quite relieved. As it was bad weather that day, the later flights were all delayed by 2-4 hours. I am just glad that I was able to depart on time.