KLM Billund-Amsterdam-Muscat in Economy Class

OK, this is long overdue. Oman was back in November, oh the shame.  But here is a quick review of KLM's economy class service on one of their routes to the Middle East.

First of all, check-in is a breeze. At least if you do it online. klm.com, and just follow the instructions.  Baggage drop-off in Billund is always easy, small airport, relatively short queues, no fuss.

KLM board early. Departure was at 06:00AM and at 05:30 they started boarding. As the flight was only 1/3 full it didn't take very long, so we took off on time.  It takes about 1 hour and is fairly uneventful.  You're given a little something to eat, not the full meal I raved about on Sun-Air, but then again, no worse than most other airlines and at least you get a little something to nibble on without having to pay for it. (Enjoy while it lasts)

A few hours transit in Amsterdam - for which see separate post - and then we all poured onto the Muscat flight. Early boarding again, so good idea to have at least 1 hours transit in AMS; they require only 45 minutes but when the next flight is boarding at least 30 minutes before departure it's good to have a little extra time.

The flight to Muscat wasn't that full either, so some of us had two seats to ourself which is a real treat in Economy Class. Seat pitch is 32", fairly average I think. Dining was good. And the KLM crew friendly!

Main course was a chicken thingy, the dessert was the best but I'm not 100% sure what it was.

It had a twist of lime in it.

The flight stops in Abu Dhabi, it's on the ground for just under an hour. At first we all wandered around in the cabin, stretching our legs and enjoying the extra space now that most people were getting off. But then the crew suddenly remembered we were refuelling so could we please return to our seats. I would have guessed they knew this beforehand, but it seemed to come as a bit of a surprise to them.  Nevermind, we didn't have to get off the plane and sit and wait in the airport which was good.

(naughty passengers not in their seats)

The last little hop-skip-jump to Muscat only takes about 45 minutes.

Immigration procedures in Muscat are easy, you have to pay a small fee for the stamp in your passport (how much? no idea, paid by KLM - thank you! - will investigate). The flight arrives around 10:00PM so the airport was more or less empty and baggage retrieval etc. took no time at all.  There's a small shop in the arrivals hall where you can buy a bottle of wine etc., if you're afraid of running out of alcohol this might be the place for you as it can be difficult to get hold of if you're arriving, say, on a national holiday like we were.