KLM wins Diamond Award as best airline for health safety

May 12, 2021

KLM has been awarded the APEX Diamond Award Health Safety. This award is the highest possible level of certification for airlines in the area of health and safety. KLM is the second European airline to receive this Diamond certification, after Virgin Atlantic.

“We have made the health and hygiene of our customers, employees and society as a whole our number one priority in these times. Achieving the highest possible level of APEX certification means that KLM is one of the leading airlines in the field of hygiene and health safety. People choose to travel with us, because we fly responsibly. That is why we have set the highest possible standard to ensure optimal health and hygiene for our customers, before, during and after their journey. This highest APEX status is an important guarantee for travellers that they are flying safely with KLM at the highest possible level worldwide,” said Boet Kreiken, executive vice president customer experience KLM

James Graham

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