Monday morning smile

[Stij]

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...

[sn26567]

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

[Passenger]

Ground collision VT-EPB = 32 year old Air India A320-200:

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[luchtzak]

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

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

[Passenger]

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

[Passenger]

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/

[Passenger]

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).

[Passenger]

Warning for Simón Bolívar International Airport (Colombia):

[Passenger]

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

[Passenger]

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

[Passenger]

What happens next?
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[Passenger]

Security check at Brussels Airport: passenger Michiel finds out that his best friends have hidden something in his luggage:

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_prBg2oLsc/

Gazet van Antwerpen:
https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240909_92722524

[Passenger]

Posted by Bee Coffee+ on FB:

An Airbus 380 is on its way across the Atlantic. It flies consistently at 800 km/h at 30.000 feet, when suddenly a Eurofighter with a Tempo Mach 2 appears. The pilot of the fighter jet slows down, flies alongside the Airbus and greets the pilot of the passenger plane by radio: "Airbus, boring flight isn’t it? Now have a look here!" He rolls his jet on its back, accelerates, breaks through the sound barrier, rises rapidly to a dizzying height, and then swoops down almost to sea level in a breathtaking dive. He loops back next to the Airbus and asks: "Well, how was that?"

The Airbus pilot answers: "Very impressive, but watch this!

"The jet pilot watches the Airbus, but nothing happens. It continues to fly straight, at the same speed. After 15 minutes, the Airbus pilot radios, "Well, how was that?"

Confused, the jet pilot asks, "What did you do?"

The Airbus pilot laughs and says: "I got up, stretched my legs, walked to the back of the aircraft to use the washroom, then got a cup of coffee and a chocolate fudge pastry."

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The moral of the story is: When you’re young, speed and adrenaline seems to be great. But as you get older and wiser, you learn that comfort and peace are more important. This is called S.O.S.: Slower, Older and Smarter.

Dedicated to all my senior friends ~ it’s time to slow down and enjoy the rest of the trip.