Happy anniversary KLM!

This month KLM celebrates its 95th anniversary, so the title of 'oldest airline in the world' is well-deserved! Go KLM! I had the good fortune to be invited to the 'KLM Experience', which meant I got to spend half a day at Schiphol, whieeeeh! We were treated to an extensive look behind the screens, plus we got to see the special KLM Experience 4D special effects show, which was absolutely amazing!

The movie was partly projected onto an MD-11 (sadly, one of the last three of its kind and forced into retirement next month) which created the illusion the plane was illuminated, disassembled, see-through or moving.

Outside was a walkabout along important KLM buildings, such as the motor shop (noisy!):

And of course KLM's headquarters:

For reasons unknown, this building is dubbed 'the egg carton'. Now how did anyone think of that?

 

Almost forgot! Even the president of the United States dropped by to say hi!

Oh wait, those were just huge screens showing the movie that was made for the Nuclear Security Summit we hosted back in March. Still impressive though.

The organisation of the event was perfect, from the KLM symphonic orchestra welcoming us at Schiphol Airport, to the displays and even the catering. I had a great day! Can't wait to see what they conjure up in 5 years!