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KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES ECONOMY CLASS SEAT REVIEW - BOEING 747-400

Date :   23 October 2011

Review by : Richard Greff (USA)

This was the worst flight that I have taken - 10 hours of misery from Amsterdam to Houston. Additionally, there was a box under the seat in front of me on the deck which restricted the leg room. I'll bet none of the KLM executives have ever sat in one of these seats for 10 hours.

KLM Economy Class Boeing 777 seat review  - 20 September 2011 by Stuart Hayes (UK)

AMS to MNL Seat 9B. paid £90 to upgrade seat. Plenty of extra legroom in the bulkhead and no toilets at front so minimal disturbance, but the seat was rock hard and extremely uncomfortable.

KLM Economy Class Boeing 747-400 seat review  - 29 July 2011 by Victoria Raw (Netherlands)

These seats are tiny, are hard to get in and out of and if you have an obese man sitting next to you (like I did) taking up half your seat don't expect the stewardess to do anything about it.

KLM Economy Class Boeing 777-300 seat review  - 6 June 2011 by Avelino Marujo (France)

It looks like a low-cost airline. not good for travelling 12h+ hrs (AMS-DPS).

KLM Economy Class Boeing 777-200 seat review  - 22 October 2010 by Walter Fock (Germany)

I found the legroom adequate and not tight. Getting in and out was an effort and requires suppleness unless you climb over the armrests and slide into the seat. The seats seem hard in the beginning but on an intercontinental flight they are much better than a softer seat.

KLM Economy Class Boeing 777 seat review  - 27 May 2010 by Kevin Pyle (USA)

I'm 6'3". The only time I've ever had adequate leg room is when I get a bulkhead or emergency exit seat. I requested a seat in the expanded leg room rows but got stuck two rows further back. The aisle armrest cut into my hip and the inside armrest only raised about 60 degrees. If over 5' and wider than 16" forget about easy ingress/egress for your seat.

LM Economy Class Boeing 747-400 seat review  - 13 February 2010 by C Mangold (USA)

My husband and I flew from Chicago to Amsterdam in the economy class. The armrest did not raise on the flight to Amsterdam, but on the return flight it did. This made no difference. It was very uncomfortable seating. I am 5' 4" and weigh 145lbs. I could not get comfortable. I could not move my legs. My husband is still complaining about hip pain due to the tight seating.

KLM ECONOMY CLASS CUSTOMER SEAT REVIEW  - 1 February 2010 by Mark Perry (UK)

It was a 13 hour night flight from Singapore to Amsterdam. The worst thing about the seat was its hardness. However I twisted I could not get comfortable, and sleep was barely possible. I will not fly KLM again for a long haul flight because of this.

KLM ECONOMY CLASS CUSTOMER SEAT REVIEW  - 23 January 2010 by Wessel Krauss (China)

KLM is flying from AMS to PVG with the "Vintage KLM 747-400 Combi" No individual tv screens, no leg room (I am only 1.75 mtr tall). They have now introduced the Premium Seats in the old Business Class section (better known as the "pijpenla") and the try to rip you off at an additional EURO 125 per flight sector (one way) to have more leg room. I am Dutch and live in Shanghai but when I can avoid it I do not fly KLM anymore. Shame on KLM, it used to be one of the best airlines in the world, now they are just the low cost carrier for Air France.

KLM  ECONOMY CLASS  SEAT REVIEW  - 17 January 2010 by Ralph Janssen (Netherlands)

Very tight seats. My knees were cramped an if the passenger in front of me reclined his seat I couldn't move anymore! AVOD was very hard to see when reclined.

KLM  ECONOMY CLASS  SEAT REVIEW  - 4 December 2009 by Justin Maxwell (South Africa)

It seemed like a new plane, and had personal screens for entertainment, but I found the seats tight. I ended up climbing across the armrests to get in and out of my seat. Once the seat in front of me was pushed back I had to slouch down in my seat to see a decent image on my screen. I'll avoid KLM in the future.

KLM  ECONOMY CLASS  SEAT REVIEW  - 10 November 2009 by Manuel Roos (Netherlands)

Completely ridiculous small seat pitch in such a large aircraft for such a long flight (more than 10 hours). The seats were old, no private screens but central placed screens. Although I am Dutch I will never fly KLM again.