Pleasant Flight Journey With KLM or Its Codeshare Partners

KLM is the flag carrier of the Netherlands and also one of the leading airlines in the world. Founded almost a century ago in 1919, its first aircraft flew between its primary hub in Amsterdam and London in 1920. Beginning in 1959, it started acquiring jet planes and expanded its network and services. The most important event in its operational history was perhaps its merger with Air France in September 2003. Even after this, it flies under its own banner and Amsterdam has been retained as its base. As per reports, it possessed a fleet of over 110 aircraft in December 2014 and had more than 30 on order. It serves roughly 130 destinations with two in the Netherlands and the rest outside. The carrier has received numerous awards for its services, including travel classes, entertainment facilities, in-flight dining and the hospitality of its staff. Passengers, making a KLM airlines flight ticket booking, are sure to have a good time on-board as it regularly requests for their feedback and makes improvements based on them.

Classes

Word Business, European Business, Economy Comfort and Economy classes are offered by this Amsterdam-based carrier. It's highest seating-option on long-distance routes is World Business Class, which is available on Airbus A330s, Boeing 777s and 747s. In this category, seats recline to 170 degrees, but most of them in the newer models have been replaced by fully flat ones. Older seats are equipped with 10-inch screens, while the newer versions have 17-inch systems. Passengers, booking these slots, also get on-demand audio and video, massager headrests and individual power points. The Europe Business option is available on short-haul routes and it's cabins are amply spaced, have power sockets and touch screens. Similarly, Economy Comfort is offered on long-distance flights, while the standard Economy versions are offered on both, long and short-haul routes. Passenger in this class on long-duration flights are provided with LCD screens, charging ports and headphones.

Entertainment and Dining

To all higher-class passengers KLM offers more than 1000 hours of entertainment, such as movies, TV shows, games, music and courses in selected foreign languages. Newspapers are also provided to travelers on-board lengthy flights. Once the flight reaches an altitude of over 20000 feet, passengers can connect their smartphones and laptops to complimentary Wi-Fi internet connections as well. Those, flying World Business, get a three-course meal and those availing Europe Business are given one or three courses, depending on the flight duration. People who are traveling with the Economy Comfort option on lengthy routes get two meals and snacks. All alcohol, served on-board, has its prices inclusive in the cost of the ticket and the food dishes are inspired by numerous countries and regions.

Flying from India

India is an important country on the destination-list of KLM and it operates regular flights to and from numerous Indian cities. Passengers can book flights to any international city with it or with those that it shares codes with. Searching available flights between these two cities on the internet is a good idea as online travel portals (OTPs) display all such combinations in one place. While fliers are looking for them, they can also search for the cheapest flight to India if and when they plan on making their return trip.