In this video, I will show you my complete KLM business class experience.
Let's explore it together!
Hello and Welcome. Today we are going to do a trip report
of KLM business class going from Amsterdam to Bangkok, but first we're
gonna go into the lounge. As business class passengers, we had an invitation to
go into the lounge. This is Kuma! We're happy to be bringing
this to you today. This is my second try on KLM. I'm excited to go ahead and give
it a shot. Let's go check it out!
As you can see, the entrance of the lounge is rather interesting.
It's lined with these charming Dutch miniature houses.
I really feel that this is one of the best business class lounges in Europe.
And now I will show you why.
While the lounge looks very busy as you can see here, they did a very good job
managing it. There's plenty of seating almost anywhere.
I like how they split up the lounge into the themed sections as you can see here.
It's very interesting; it makes me want to check out the entire lounge.
Now we'll show you one of the food stations that are available in this
lounge. Another fantastic feature of this lounge is that the food stations are
spread out into multiple sections, so that people are not crowded into one.
This helps create an open feeling overall. Excellent job!
and also there are a ton of food options. Kuma likes the fruits and greens.
And also there are plenty of tasty looking hot food options. Looks delicious.
And now we want to explore the second floor of this lounge.
We chose to walk up from here. Visually, it looks amazing.
Let's walk on up!
You can also hang out here if you wish. There's plenty of seating everywhere.
These KLM tiles are a nice touch!
And now on the second floor there's also plenty of seating up here. And you can see
that there is actually booth seating available.
There's also this full bar and another food station.
Since the terrace is open, we're gonna go out and have a look.
So here you can sit, relax and watch all the planes that you would like.
The choice is yours.
We also have additional information about this lounge.
During our visit, the showers were under construction. KLM employees told us that
they would be opening 17 brand-new showers toward the end of October 2019.
I'm sure that this will be a real plus once they're open. And across the way is
KLM's new Blue restaurant which opened in spring of 2019.
Note that this is a la carte restaurant and everything is available at an additional charge.
We will show our experience as a bonus feature at the end of the video
so please stay tuned if you want to see it.
Now it's time for us to head down to the gate, but we really feel that KLM
provides an excellent on-the-ground experience and this lounge is a must visit lounge.
Today's flight to Bangkok looks like it's on time.
The flight will also be ten and a half hours. We experienced no boarding issues.
We were on board relatively quickly. As you can see here the boarding is going very smoothly.
And I'm on the plane right now. You can get a quick look at the business class cabin.
Here is my seat. It is 3A at the window.
Let's take a good look at the seat. These seats are 20 inches wide, 63 inches of pitch and when
in lie-flat mode, 78 inches long. The cabin is laid out in
a 2-2-2 configuration. By the way today's plane is a Boeing 777 - 300 and it is three years old.
The IFE screen is good-sized at 16 inches.
I am happy to see that there is no shortage of legroom in this seat.
And as Kuma always does, I got myself a glass of champagne for my welcome drink.
For the snack we got a bite-sized piece of quiche and a macaroon.
I couldn't believe how good the quiche was and it's real nice to see the macaroon.
And now looking at the tray table I felt that it was adequately
large. And note that it slides back and forth and also folds in half for your
convenience.
On the center console are mine and my neighbors seat controls.
On the side of the center console is the storage for the IFE handset plus the magazines.
Now we have KLM's interesting air sickness bag, safety card and a
couple of magazines.
Now we have a good, soft, large pillow.
And the blanket was warm and comfortable
Next are the power outlets and the USB port. Now I really feel that these were
extremely difficult to reach as they were way off to the side and very far
back in the seat.
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I'm so happy that the meal service is beginning. as we peruse the menu, feel free
to stop the video if you need more time to look.
The meal service actually started pretty quickly after we were in the air.
Here's my refreshing hot towel. Now we ordered ourselves some drinks.
Since KLM is celebrating 100 years. We were able to order the anniversary
cocktail. My companion got the non-alcoholic version.
We also got some cheese and nuts to go along with it.
Now my starter has arrived. I found it to be quite tasty.
it's interesting how they got cute with the salt and pepper shakers which are actually those little shoes.
They even had some interesting detail on their silverware.
For my entree, I got the selection of oriental dishes.
Visually, the presentation was pretty good this is actually more Indonesian style entree.
and I found the red curry cod to be especially fresh and delicious
The entree was a creative combination of dishes even shrimp crackers were
fresh and airy. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
My companion had the veal teriyaki was interesting Japanese Cantonese fusion.
My companion was surprised how good the dish was
To end the dinner service we had our delectables, which was an apple tartlet
and forest fruit.
and also we had some hot tea and a piece of white chocolate which was
in the shape of one of the Dutch miniature houses.
On this flight, KLM was on another culinary level. They did an awesome job.
I will investigate the IFE system. The selection of content was okay.
The system was responsive and worked well during this flight.
and next we have this a limited-edition amenity kit which was exclusively
designed by Jantaminau, a Dutch fashion designer.
This amenity kit contains socks, earplugs a dental kit, an eye mask, a pen, lip balm and face moisturizer.
The face moisturizer is interesting because they use Dutch tulip and Japanese citrus as a combination.
Now we'll take a better look about the cabin. A drawback to this configuration there's a lack of privacy.
You may not feel comfortable if you don't know your neighbor.
Looking at the lavatory, we can see they've also decorated it
with the Dutch miniature houses. I like this!
The lavatory is also very clean.
The lavatory features limited-edition Jantaminau amenities.
Now I'm back at the seat. I'm gonna lie it flat and make the bed.
Now I'm ready to get in it looks really comfortable.
I also grabbed a couple of additional snacks before heading to sleep.
Good night everyone!
Good morning! We've just passed India and have a couple hours left in the flight.
I got about four hours of sleep. The bed was super comfortable.
Now it's time to have a full breakfast.
Visually, this looks quite appetizing. It's what I really look forward to for
breakfast in the morning.
Breakfast was extremely delicious especially the light and fluffy egg souffle.
This contained wide variety of items the fruit was extremely fresh!
My companion had the mini pancakes. He felt that they were very interesting.
We really feel that KLM is absolutely nailing the food service on this flight.
KLM offers these mini dutch houses as a goodbye gift. There were multiple
different varieties of these houses always their own individual size and
shape. Here's some interesting facts. Did you know that each house has its own
edition number and it's also filled with Dutch liquor. The latest edition is number 100
which we selected!
Now we're on approach to Bangkok. I'd love it if the flight was a little bit longer.
Overall I felt that this flight was rather enjoyable. The food was the
highlight of this flight and I was happy with what I had. The service was efficient
and fast although some of the flight attendants seemed a little indifferent.
Maybe because the flight was long this is minor and I still enjoyed the flight.
While the seat is comfortable, unfortunately the configuration doesn't
allow for much privacy.
So would I fly this again? Yes, absolutely! I was pleased
with the flight.
Separately from the flight, KLM is doing an excellent job in their lounge and with the
on ground experience the lounge is a must-visit lounge in my opinion
And now as promised we'll bring you our bonus video KLM's Blue restaurant in
Amsterdam's lounge. It's important to note that in this restaurant
things are not included as they are in the rest of the lounge you must pay for
your meals and drinks here.
and now we'll take a look at the menu.
I went for the two course chef's surprise menu.
I thought that the chef's choice was flavorful and inventive.
In my opinion this is an excellent option if you want to splurge and treat
yourself. Otherwise you'll be fine sticking with the options that are
already included with your lounge admission as those are already very good.
How do you feel about our full KLM experience? We'd love to hear your
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