Take off was exactly on time and a little bumpy going up through the clouds however that only lasted a minute and then the Seatbelt sign was switched off and the crew were in motion.

The meal box this morning contained bread, bread, bread, bread, and mixed fruit/nuts






I gave the pain au chocolat a try and it was very dense and dry. The rest remained uneaten although I did snag the little peppermint for later. Just a coffee to go with it, and I do like those little KLM cookies/biscuits. There are at least three varieties and they’re all very nice.




This flight is barely an hour long so there was time for a second coffee and then the pilots standard announcement and the seat belt sign was on and we were descending into Amsterdam.

I have a four hour transit in Amsterdam so there will be plenty of time for a proper explore of the airport departures area and lounge. It feels like a very long while since I was in Schiphol airport but it is only a couple of months, although the transit times on that trip were pretty short.

A couple of minutes before landing the crew surprised me with this little package… sick bags have more than one use on airplanes, from notepads to broken crockery wrappers, and I thoroughly approve of this particular use



A vibrant sunrise above the clouds which this photo really does not do justice to




We were on the ground at 07:52 local time so a 52 minute flight in total. Quite a long taxi around the airport and into gate D5 a little after 8am Once I took the phone out of airplane mode KLM helpfully informed me that I have 4hrs and 42mins to get to gate C12. Pretty sure I’ll make it

Once again a really nice crew, as have been all the crew I have met whilst flying KLM.