I work in Saudi Arabia and i fly KLM from Houston to AMS... then AMS to DMM. i make this trip every 35 days, so i'm really racking up the miles.. I guess i have been lucky haveing great service on my flights, most of the time a few of the crew remember my face and i get really good service. i have even been given a in flight upgrade from coach to WBC if their was a emply seat after doors are closed.

Are you crazy?
NWA and KLM have the worst Coach and worst upgrades
If you really go 12 times a year then why do so in coach, when if you flew Lufthansa you'd get free upgrades

People are not crazy just because they fly KL/NW! If you fly KL/NW a lot you have quite a chance for an opup, if coach is full. If you check the LH forum, people are not at all happy with LH opups (yes, I know that you get some upgrade certificates, but you have to fly quite a lot to get them, also the elite bonus sucks). KL/NW coach btw is not so bad, if you compare it to LH.

I agree, all the KL/NW flyers are not necesserily dummies. It's sure that LH is a good company, but it seems that it takes centuries to get a status ; in addition there is also the question of the fares, and when the route is accurate, the ones of the couple KL/NW are generally of good value...

the only reason i fly coach is that's what the travel department buys the tickets, as there are anywere from 15 to 30 guys rotateing out the same time i do, so they do a group rate. this is just a small hint of how much i fly on KLM.....Date Flight Class
Flown/Paid Description of Mileage Credit Elite Qualifying Banked
Miles Code
Designated Operated Miles Seg
15OCT2005 KL 0663 KL 0663 M/M AMS - IAH 5,013 1 5,013
100% Gold Elite Bonus 5,013
14OCT2005 KL 0455 KL 0455 M/M BAH - AMS 2,970 1 2,970
100% Gold Elite Bonus 2,970
14SEP2005 KL 0439 KL 0439 M/M AMS - DMM 2,951 1 2,951
50% Silver Elite Bonus 1,476
13SEP2005 KL 0662 KL 0662 M/M IAH - AMS 5,013 1 5,013
50% Silver Elite Bonus 2,507
30AUG2005 1,000-Mile NWA E-mail Promotion 1,000
12AUG2005 KL 6039 NW 0039 Y/Y AMS - DTW 3,940 1 3,940
50% Y-Class Elite Qualification Bonus 1,970
50% Silver Elite Bonus 1,970
KL 6703 NW 0703 Y/Y DTW - DFW 987 1 987
50% Y-Class Elite Qualification Bonus 494
50% Silver Elite Bonus 494
KL 0451 KL 0451 S/S BAH - AMS 2,970 1 2,970
50% Y-Class Elite Qualification Bonus 1,485
50% Silver Elite Bonus 1,485
25JUL2005 KL 6830 NW 0830 F/M DFW - MEM 500 1 500
50% Silver Elite Bonus 250
KL 6058 NW 0058 M/M MEM - AMS 4,544 1 4,544
50% Silver Elite Bonus 2,272
17JUL2005 KL 0440 KL 0440 M/M DMM - AMS 2,951 1 2,951
KL 0611 KL 0611 M/M AMS - ORD 4,120 1 4,120
Second Flight Bonus 5,000
09JUL2005 KL 0439 KL 0439 M/M AMS - DMM 2,951 1 2,951
First Flight Bonus 1,000
08JUL2005 KL 6830 NW 0830 B/M DFW - MEM 500 1 500
KL 6058 NW 0058 M/M MEM - AMS 4,544 1 4,544
02JUN2005 KL 0440 KL 0440 Y/M DMM - AMS 2,951 1 2,951
NW 0039 NW 0039 Y/M AMS - DTW 3,940 1 3,940
NW 0703 NW 0703 Y/M DTW - DFW 987 1 987
30APR2005 KL 0439 KL 0439 Y/M AMS - DMM 2,951 1 2,951
29APR2005 NW 0830 NW 0830 Y/M DFW - MEM 500 1 500
NW 0058 NW 0058 Y/M MEM - AMS 4,544 1 4,544