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

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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.

This post was published on 2 July 2022 01:46

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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