KLM has unveiled an orange B777-300ER
aircraft, which will be used to promote the Netherlands at events
including this year’s Olympic Games.
The aircraft features the front part of the
fuselage painted in orange, before fading into KLM’s normal blue colour
further down the aircraft. The design has also incorporated the colours
of the Dutch flag in the transition between orange and blue.
KLM said it had asked its social media followers whether to “colour
orange” as part of the country’s King’s Day celebrations, and received
30,000 likes and 2,500 positive responses.
The paint job took a team of 35 people four days to spray, using 335 litres of paint.
The B777-300 will be used on regular flights
across the carrier’s network, as well as “events that offer
opportunities to promote the Netherlands”.
The aircraft will be used on the
Amsterdam-Rio route during the Olympic Games, and will operate a special
“Medal Flight” bringing home Dutch medal winners from the games on
August 22.
The B777-300ER features KLM’s latest economy and business class seats, with a revamped in-flight entertainment system.
