Dutch king reveals double life as an airline pilot for KLM

[brooklynite]

Skjy News:

The king of the Netherlands has revealed he has been living a secret double life as a co-pilot for a commercial airline.

For 21 years, King Willem-Alexander has taken to the skies twice a month to ferry passengers around on short-haul services for the Dutch airline KLM.

Although travellers may have recognised the monarch's voice as he updated them on weather conditions and their time of arrival, the royal's presence was never revealed.

The fleet of smaller Fokker 70 planes flown by the king are now being phased out by KLM, meaning he needs to take time out to retrain and learn to fly Boeing 737s.

[spanone]

1. K&R...

[yodermon]

2. wow. Reminds me of this

[Dream Girl]

3. I smell a movie plot in the making...

[Phentex]

8. Yep. They do this all the time on Lifetime

the royal with the double life. It's usually something less glamorous than a pilot. More like working in the mail room or a bakery or coffee shop.

[chowder66]

4. I don't know why but I absolutely love this story. Thank you for posting. nt

[SoCalDem]

5. King Hussein of Jordan used to drive a cab from time to time

to find out what ordinary people were really thinking about..

He was quite young when he became king after his Dad died and he wanted to have a common touch..

[chowder66]

6. So cool. I love that too. Thanks. nt

[Mr. Ected]

7. Maybe Trump will try to fly his own plane to Europe

Perhaps his flight skills are equivalent to his leadership skills.

Considering his passenger list, it may save us a lot in litigation costs.