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Nick van Rijn

After studying history and spending time as an exchange student in Australia, I joined KLM as a steward in 2016. This is the perfect job for me, because I constantly encounter people, cultures and places that inspire my writing. As a flying historian, I write blogs about history and my own experiences at KLM.

8 posts

4 KLM pictures with a special story

4 KLM pictures with a special story

Over the past hundred years, so much of life in the KLM operation has…

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Journey of Progress: fifty years after Stonewall

Behind the scenes

Journey of Progress: fifty years after Stonewall

In the summer of 1969, the gay residents of New York’s Greenwich district were…

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What was flying like in the 1950s?

What was flying like in the 1950s?

On 7 October 2019, we will celebrate a century of Royal Dutch Airlines. A…

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Iconic women of Dutch aviation

Iconic women of Dutch aviation

We’ve all heard of iconic female aviators like Amelia Earhart and Amy Johnson. But…

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KLM crew training in 1959: How do you survive an emergency landing at the North Pole?

KLM crew training in 1959: How do you survive an emergency landing at the North Pole?

We train our flight crews for every variety of emergency. Even so, sometimes you…

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The Forgotten Flights To Mauritius

The Forgotten Flights To Mauritius

These days the tropical island of Mauritius, some 1100 kilometres east of Madagascar, is…

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Under Protective Wings!

Behind the scenes

Under Protective Wings!

After a long-distance flight, we cabin attendants always get at least 24 hours’ rest before our next flight.…

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A Gruelling 127-Hour Flight

Behind the scenes

A Gruelling 127-Hour Flight

Nowadays, passengers who want to get to Jakarta tomorrow, board an aircraft today. But…

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