GOING DUTCH

A TASTE OF DUTCH HOSPITALITY 39,000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND

sleeping quarters aboard the klm dreamliner’s new business class 787

Icarus had been warned but he took to the skies anyway; melting his wings of wax as he flew too close to the sun, plummeting to his untimely death. Hoary tradition stands testament to this compulsive obsession to fly. But the annoying ear popping, cramped quarters, unimaginative food are enough to challenge that assumption. Not so aboard the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, as we found out. The aircraft has ushered in revolutionary design solutions that make the experience truly seamless. Who but royalty would understand the true merit of real luxury?

As soon as you clamber onto your trans Atlantic flight from Delhi to Amsterdam, you realise that every one of your needs has already been prepared for in anticipation, even those that you hadn’t fully articulated to your inner child. Here is what we loved most about the KLM World Business Class (WBC).