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Video: KLM Honors An 83 Year Old Airline Ticket!

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I love a feel-good airline marketing story, and KLM has just come up with an awesome one. I'll let them describe it themselves: "Arnold Neuhaus recently turned 90. His great-grandson, Jagger, teamed up with KLM to surprise Arnold with the flight of a lifetime. In 1935, Arnold Neuhaus took part in a KLM contest and…

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(@John Smith)
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Hate to be that guy, but I'm pretty sure that's not the same plane they would have used. I think they said the plane was from 1944 whereas the ticket was from 1935. A very touching video nonetheless.


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(@Steve)
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Marketing gimmick. If it was in 1988, they'd never honor it.


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(@Bratty)
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Unlike Steve who pees in his pants, I liked it.


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(@Jordan)
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I like this!

Plus it's a few million dollars of free advertising, goodwill and positive energy flowing to them! Always about the energy!


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 rayz
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@Bratty

+1


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 Sam
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Oh this is lovely. Tugged at my heartstrings..


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(@mitch-cumstein)
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I'm sorry Grandpa Nol, this is not possible.


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Diamond
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Geez Grandma got shafted didn't she? The way the KLM crew stood right in front of her blocking her view at her house!


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 AJ
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I love how "flight attendants" in Dutch is actually "stewardessen," which is considered rather impolite in the U.S. these days.

Oh, and also how "super cool" in Dutch is actually "super cool."


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 asdf
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I've been watching Borgen. Seems that Danish also has picked up English slang. A lot of the swearing does not require the subtitles.


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