"Participating in this onboard initiative was definitely a unique and special experience. Seeing the customers' reactions to the most beautiful menu we have developed in all these years of the partnership was like taking a piece of Mocotó to the skies," said Rodrigo Oliveira, chef of the award-winning restaurants Mocotó and Balaio IMS.

Rodrigo Oliveira is responsible for creating the four cycles of menus that are served throughout the year by the company. The menu production process began in mid-November 2022 and was introduced on KLM flights in March of this year. In the current cycle, available until July, the menu signed by the chef includes the following dishes in the World Business Class:

•            Butter bean vinaigrette with pumpkin and coconut, shrimp marinated in annatto, and garden greens.

•            Sertaneja salad: cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion, coalho cheese, and mixed greens.

•            Cassava gnocchi, mushrooms, tucupi sauce, and Tulha cheese sauce.

•            Sea bass, plantain purée, spinach, Brazil nut beurre blanc.

•            Beef shank in wine sauce, cassava purée with marrow, sautéed collard greens, sweet and sour pumpkin.

About Rodrigo Oliveira

For 20 years, Rodrigo Oliveira has been leading Mocotó, an award-winning traditional restaurant serving sertaneja cuisine located in Vila Medeiros (Sao Paulo, Brazil), which tells the story of his family. The establishment is on the Bib Gourmand list of the Michelin Guide, has been awarded as the best Brazilian cuisine by various national media outlets such as Veja SP and Prazeres da Mesa, and has also been part of Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants list by the British magazine Restaurant. Rodrigo also manages Balaio IMS, as well as Mocotó D, Mocotó Vila Leopoldina, and Mocotó Café, all in São Paulo.

If we fly more direct and efficient routes, we can cut CO₂ emissions by 6% to 10% in Europe. We would also get passengers to their destinations faster. KLM is positive about the European initiative to implement a single European airspace (Single European Sky 2+). A single European airspace would contribute directly to the collective ambition of aviation to reduce emissions. In addition to our investment in fleet renewal, sustainable fuels, and efficient ground operations, the Single European Sky 2+ initiative is necessary for KLM to meet its sustainability targets.

Commitments: global, European, and national

KLM is strongly committed to making aviation more sustainable. We are working with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to bring CO₂ emissions in line with the trajectory for aviation to keep global warming well below 2°C, as laid out in the 2015 Paris Climate Accord. Within the European context, KLM supports the Fit for 55-package which really helps the aviation industry become more sustainable. KLM is also a signatory to the Sustainable Aviation Agreement in the Netherlands in which concrete reduction plans have been agreed upon between the sector and the government.