Why not make a day trip to Europe and back just to be on the final commercial flight of a wide-body tri-jet? Yeah, I couldn’t come up with a reason to stay away either. A fantastic day all around.
Saying goodbye to the KLM MD-11
What better way to say farewell to the KLM MD-11, the final tri-engine in scheduled commercial service, than to grab a last-minute ticket for the final flight?? Yeah, I did that. This is going to be spectacular!
End of an era: Onboard the Final Commercial Passenger Flight of the MD-11
The era of widebody tri-jet commercial passenger service came to a close this weekend. Early Sunday morning KLM flight 672 touched down at Amsterdam’s Schipol airport, the final landing of the MD-11 type in scheduled operation. And with that landing – as well as the retirement earlier this year of Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ final DC-10 […]
“Where are your bags?”
Think that Global Entry will keep you out of the secondary search area at US borders? It didn’t for me this past weekend. Something about day trips not really to Amsterdam.
A video from the KLM MD-11 retirement flight
Welcome on board KLM 672 from Montreal to Amsterdam, the MD-11 retirement flight. Check out this video from the final flight with all the extras KLM offered to passengers. Tons of fun.
Win a stay in the best AirBnB ever
Want to spend the night as the only person on board a wide-body airplane? KLM & AirBnB have teamed up to provide you with that chance. Good luck!
