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Stij
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Passenger wrote: 06 Sep 2021, 22:24 Onboard catering with KLM is going to change: no longer "chicken, beef or pasta?", but "pasta, pesto or quinoa?"
Reason: KLM says veggie is more sunstainable then meat.

https://www.telegraaf.nl/financieel/113 ... gtuigmenu
And cheaper...

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Passenger wrote: 06 Sep 2021, 22:24 Onboard catering with KLM is going to change: no longer "chicken, beef or pasta?", but "pasta, pesto or quinoa?"
Reason: KLM says veggie is more sustainable than meat.

https://www.telegraaf.nl/financieel/113 ... gtuigmenu
KLM has no concrete plans to switch to serving only vegetarian meals in economy class on long flights, the Dutch airline said in response to reports in De Telegraaf. Travellers' choices in catering will remain unchanged, a KLM spokesperson said.

https://nltimes.nl/2021/09/07/concrete- ... lm-flights
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Ground collision VT-EPB = 32 year old Air India A320-200:

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Rabbit-gate: altercation between passenger and a KLM handling agent in São Paulo over rabbit Alfredo

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/sao- ... t-alfredo/

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False announcement "prepare for a water landing" onboard an Aer Lingus flight from Zürich to Dublin (nobody took it seriously, hence Monday morning smile)

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland ... -1.4854909

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Many people from Belgium's Green Party probably almost had a heart attack when they saw this title appearing on the homepage here: Another airport in Brussels? Find out about Crispy Cedars Airport
https://www.aviation24.be/airports/brus ... s-airport/

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On 12th January 2023, a Delta A330-300 touched down short of runway 22 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, damaging two runway threshold lights. See report:
http://avherald.com/h?article=503a8162&opt=0

The Aviation Herald has just updated its report with this notification from the U.S. FAA: "...On Jan 16th 2023 the FAA reported: "...AIRCRAFT LANDED EARLY SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD DAMAGING RUNWAY LIGHTS, AMSTERDAM, DENMARK..." (end of quote FAA).

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Warning for Simón Bolívar International Airport (Colombia):

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2 new members for the Mile High Club. Though the airline involved (FlySafair South Africa) isn't really 'pleased':
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafri ... s-20230419

Aircraft was ZS-FGC = B737-800:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 8#2fee8c8f

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A bear escapes in the cargo hold of an Iraqi Airways aircraft...

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What happens next?
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