079-080-081
Photo taken by: Lothar Mueller
Flying from Hong Kong to Amsterdam, 30 July 2003
Ticket price: 3.800,-US$
Aircraft type: Boeing 747
Meal type: Appetiser - Grilled scallops and Loch fyne salmon served with balsamic vinegar and olive oil
Drink: French white wine
Rating: 7

079-080-081
Photo taken by: Lothar Mueller
Flying from Hong Kong to Amsterdam, 30 July 2003
Ticket price: 3.800,-US$
Aircraft type: Boeing 747
Meal type: Main course - Beef tenderloin, Tender grilled beef in a tomato and bacon and brown souce, served with farmhouse potatoes and vegetables
Drink: French red wine
Rating: 10

079-080-081
Photo taken by: Lothar Mueller
Flying from Hong Kong to Amsterdam, 30 July 2003
Ticket price: 3.800,-US$
Aircraft type: Boeing 747
Meal type: Dessert - Cheese Cake
Drink: Bailey's
Rating: 10

078
Photo taken by: Saiful Ridwan
Flying from: Amsterdam to Paris, 11 August 2003
Flight duration: 1h 15m
Aircraft type & class: Economy
Meal type: snack - cheese & ham rolls.
Drink: orange juice, tea.
Comments: very simple snack. cheese rolls were in more demand than ham.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Photo taken by: Hisham
Flying from Manila to Kuala Lumpur, 9 August 2003
Flight duration: 3 hours 10 minutes
Aircraft type & Class: Boeing 747-400 Combi, Economy Class
Meal type: Dinner - Seasonal salad starter, Fish and rice (no choice avlb), warm roll, lemon meringue tart
Drink: Coffee, Chilean Merlot
Comments: Edible food, decent red wine
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Photo taken by: Hisham
Flying from Kuala Lumpur to Manila, 5 August 2003
Flight duration: 3 hours 15 minutes
Aircraft type & Class: Boeing 747-400 Combi, Economy Class
Meal type: Lunch - Seasonal salad starter, Chicken in soya and rice, warm roll, peach crumble and custard
Drink: Coffee
Comments: Main course was okay; dessert a bit dry, decent but unexciting meal
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Photo taken by: JetSet
Flying from: Stockholm ARN to Amsterdam AMS, 10 August 2003
Flight duration: 1:50
Aircraft type & class: 737-300 Europe Select
Meal type: Dessert - ice cream
Drink: Choice of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Comments: Salad very good, warm rolls always nice. Puff pastry was OK although a strange combination with the salad. Icecream was great.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

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Photo taken by: JetSet
Flying from: Stockholm ARN to Amsterdam AMS, 10 August 2003
Flight duration: 1:50
Aircraft type & class: 737-300 Europe Select
Meal type: Dinner - Curried barley salad with apple/kidney beans and Dutch shrimps and peppered salmon with white wine sauce. Fresh hot rolls with butter (as many as you like). Warm puff pastry with spicy filling. Haagen Dazs icecream (macademia or caramel flavor), coffee or tea.
Drink: Choice of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Comments: Salad very good, warm rolls always nice. Puff pastry was OK although a strange combination with the salad. Icecream was great.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7

073
Photo taken by: Jeroen
Flying from: Amsterdam to Curaçao, 20 July 2003
Ticket price: €710
Flight duration: 9hrs
Aircraft type & class: KLM Boeing 747-200 economy (KLM calls it a 747-300 because it has been converted with a stretched upper deck. It makes no sense to me)
Meal type: Snack - A cup of icecream
Comments: Served during a movie, it tasted just like an icecream on the ground.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 10

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Photo taken by: Jeroen
Flying from: Amsterdam to Curaçao, 20 July 2003
Ticket price: €710
Flight duration: 9hrs
Aircraft type & class: KLM Boeing 747-200 economy (KLM calls it a 747-300 because it has been converted with a stretched upper deck. It makes no sense to me)
Meal type: Dinner - Rice & 2 pieces of chicken with a kind of tomato sauce.
Drink: Sprite
Comments: This was a good meal! The tortellini doesn't give you much apetite but it was great.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

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Photo taken by: Jeroen
Flying from: Amsterdam to Curaçao, 20 July 2003
Ticket price: €710
Flight duration: 9hrs
Aircraft type & class: KLM Boeing 747-200 economy (KLM calls it a 747-300 because it has been converted with a stretched upper deck. It makes no sense to me)
Meal type: Lunch - Tortellini & vegetables, a greek salad, a chocolate cake, a little bread, butter and a piece of cheese.
Drink: Sprite
Comments: This was a good meal! The tortellini doesn't give you much apetite but it was great.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8

070
Photo taken by: Wokkie
Flying from: Amsterdam Schiphol AMS to Dammam in Saudi Arabia, 1 January 2003
Ticket price: Euro 1100
Flight duration: 1hrs 00mins
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 747-300, economy
Meal type: snack - Some kind of Pizza bread. There was hardly any taste to it, so it also wasn't bad
Drink: Coffee or tea. Also available: Coke, Beer, 7up, hard liqueurs, etc.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6

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Photo taken by: Wokkie
Flying from: Amsterdam Schiphol AMS to Dammam in Saudi Arabia, 1 January 2003
Ticket price: Euro 1100
Flight duration: 1hrs 00mins
Aircraft type & class: Boeing 747-300, economy
Meal type: lunch - main - Appetizer: Bread, butter and cheese
Main: Chicken, green beans and potatoes.
Salad: Greek cheese, olives, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber
Desert: Chocolate cake.
Drink: Coffee or tea. Also available: Coke, Beer, 7up, hard liqueurs, etc.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 9

068
Photo taken by: Lachlan Burnet
Flying from: Amsterdam to Bangkok, 13 June 2003
Ticket price: $940 AUD R/T From Bangkok
Flight duration: 10 Hours 40 Minutes
Aircraft type & class: 747-400 Combi. Economy Class
Meal type: Breakfast - Scrambled Egss on (I think!) a spinach sauce, some sort of breakfast pastry, yoghurt, fruit compote, bread roll.
Drink: Orange Juice, Tea
Comments: Weird. That was the only way to describe this meal. Like space food - tasteless, as if it had been rehydrated. And not filling at all.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 3

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Photo taken by: Lachlan Burnet
Flying from: Amsterdam to Bangkok, 13 June 2003
Ticket price: $940 AUD R/T From Bangkok
Flight duration: 10 Hours 40 Minutes
Aircraft type & class: 747-400 Combi. Economy Class
Meal type: Mid-Movie Snack - Instant Noodles
Drink: Orange Juice
Comments: Simple, but a nice, thoughtful idea
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 6

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Photo taken by: Lachlan Burnet
Flying from: Bangkok to Amsterdam, 15 May 2003
Aircraft type & Class: 747-400 Y CLASS
Meal type: Breakfast - Bircher Museli, Fruit Compote, Bun, Muffin, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Hash Brown, Cheery Tomato, Soft Cheese
Drink: Orange Juice / Coffee
Comments: One of the best meals I've had on KLM. The Bircher Museli was a very pleasant surprise in Y class, but when will airlines start using grapes WITHOUT seeds in their fruit compotes!!!
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 8 (One mark off for the seeds)

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Photo taken by: Lachlan Burnet
Flying from: Bangkok to Amsterdam, 15 May 2003
Aircraft type & Class: 747-400 Y CLASS
Meal type: Dinner - Smoked Trout and Mixed Peppers Salad, Stir Fried Chicken with Vegetables in Oriental Sauce, Black Forest Cake with Coconut Shavings and Beery Coulis, Bread Roll.
Drink: Orange Juice and Coffee.
Comments: I was simply handed this meal, so I don't know if there was a second choice that ran out of not before they got to me. Nice, fresh, warm bun and grateful to be offered a second as they are so small. Salad was ok, but seperate dressing is always nice which this didn't have. Cake was lovely, but very cold! Room temperature would have been nicer. Serving of main dish a little small for a dinner flight, but not too bad.
Rating: 6

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Photo taken by: NVU
Flying from: Amsterdam (AMS) to Delhi (DEL), 25 May 2003
Price: INR53,000 (US$1,130)
Aircraft type & Class: B747-306M (PH-BUM), Business Class
Duration: 7h20m
Meal type: Hot snack-an hour before arrival-from the menu " Olive pasta with tomato" (served with caramelised chicory, roasted courgette and green asparagus garnished with oven dried tomatoes), along with a "Roast vegetable feuillete". Fresh fruit, breadroll/butter, chocolate.
Drink: Sprite
Comments: A selection of sandwiches would have been better.
Service: A special mention for the cabin crew. "You were super and I will make a special effort to fly KLM again. You are an asset to the airline. Thank you."
Rating: 4 (meal) 10 (service).

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Photo taken by: NVU
Flying from: Amsterdam (AMS) to Delhi (DEL), 25 May 2003
Price: INR53,000 (US$1,130)
Aircraft type & Class: B747-306M (PH-BUM), Business Class
Duration: 7h20m
Meal type: Desert-Apple pie and a selection of Dutch cheese/fresh fruit
Drink: Columbian coffee.
Comments: At last something to talk about. The cheese was fresh and full flavoured. The apple pie was also nice, and considering I hadn't eaten much during the early part of the meal, this made up for it a little bit.
Rating: 9

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Photo taken by: NVU
Flying from: Amsterdam (AMS) to Delhi (DEL), 25 May 2003
Price: INR53,000 (US$1,130)
Aircraft type & Class: B747-306M (PH-BUM), Business Class
Duration: 7h20m
Meal type: Lunch-Main course-from the menu "Hake with red cep sauce" (Seared Hake fillet with red cep sauce served with a hotchpotch of spring onions and carrots, garlic mushrooms and red skin horseradish potato mash), accompanied with a mixed salad, breadroll/butter.
Drink: St. Supery, Atkinson House, Cabernet Sauvignon 2000.
Comments: Bland is all I can say. The hotchpotch was a mess. This dish may sound exotic, but it lacked much idea in preparation. KLM would do well to either spruce it up, or remove it from their menu.
Rating: 5

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Photo taken by: NVU
Flying from: Amsterdam (AMS) to Delhi (DEL), 25 May 2003
Price: INR53,000 (US$1,130)
Aircraft type & Class: B747-306M (PH-BUM), Business Class
Duration: 7h20m
Meal type: Lunch-appetiser-from the menu " Prawn hors d'oeuvre" (Tiger prawns served with an apple and celeriac salad and pepper sauce), accompanied with a mixed salad, breadroll/butter.
Drink: King Estate Pinot Gris 2001
Comments: The dish could have had more flavour. It was dry and lacked punch. The salad was fresh and balsamic vinegar was enough for the size of the salad. The bread was warm and fresh as usual.
Rating: 6