Good Old Days
Oct 12, 2008, 3:46 am
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Oct 12, 2008, 4:35 am
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Last edited by pmcg; Oct 13, 2008 at 4:55 am
Oct 13, 2008, 7:26 pm
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Europe Select was introduced before the AF takeover as was a policy of no alcohol in short haul Y class, so for a while if you wanted to have a beer when travelling within Europe you had to travel ES (or fly a different airline).
So things wouldn't be necessarily be better if they were still independent.
So things wouldn't be necessarily be better if they were still independent.
Last edited by JOUY31; Oct 15, 2008 at 1:56 am Reason: quote of off topic comment removed
Oct 13, 2008, 11:47 pm
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I worked for NW back in 1991 in MSP when KL and NW first hooked up.
At the time, they had a joint venture and NW would sell the left side of the plane and KL the right side.
As a NW non-rev, we were allowed to fly in Royal Class, something that was, IIRC, only allowed for KL captains and pursers. Needless to say, KLM employees were just a tad bit envious (OK, they were pi$$ed off) at NW non-revs).
I always enjoyed taking a left hand turn when I entered the a/c and planting myself in "the wide chair" while sipping champagne and nibbling on caviar.
The good old days indeed...
Oct 14, 2008, 1:17 am
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Europe Select was introduced before the AF takeover as was a policy of no alcohol in short haul Y class, so for a while if you wanted to have a beer when travelling within Europe you had to travel ES (or fly a different airline).
So things wouldn't be necessarily be better if they were still independent.
So things wouldn't be necessarily be better if they were still independent.