KLM staffer tries to bump family in business class, gets fired instead

2 July 2022

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A KLM employee, working for KLM Cityhopper operations, rescheduled her family on a trip from Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for free. Shortly after the swap, she twice tried to upgrade her relatives to business class, at the expense of real business class passengers.

In an internal investigation, KLM discovered the fraud and suspended the employee then laid her off.

Despite the excuses of the staffer, a judge ruled that the lay-off is legit. She will have to pay all court proceedings (€1,000) and look for another job.

5 COMMENTS

Razor 3 July 2022 At 12:18
Good. She deserves it.
Passa la famiglia in Business Class senza consenso: licenziata dipendente KLM - 3 July 2022 At 15:33
[…] Una ex dipendente KLM, che lavorava per il servizio di Cityhopper, è stata licenziata per aver ricollocato gratuitamente la sua famiglia per un viaggio da Amsterdam a Dubai dall’economy alla Business Class. […]
Passa la famiglia in Business Class senza consenso: licenziata dipendente KLM - newstockeck 3 July 2022 At 15:39
[…] Una ex dipendente KLM, che lavorava per il servizio di Cityhopper, è stata licenziata per aver ricollocato gratuitamente la sua famiglia per un viaggio da Amsterdam a Dubai dall’economy alla Business Class. […]
Chris 3 July 2022 At 17:01
Wow that must hurt. Karma wins, thank you!
Wilma 4 July 2022 At 03:49
She organised free tickets for her family then tries to upgrade them? As an ex airhostess I would NEVER have been so brazen! What a cheek! Trying to show off I assume. Good riddens!