KLM Pitches Meet & Seat In-Flight Social Matchmaker Service

Posted by Shirley Brady on February 8, 2012 02:34 PM

KLM announced its in-flight "Meet & Seat" matchmaker service in December, a social media-enabled opt-in feature allowing passengers to find compatible seatmates (like-minded or aligned business interests) based on their Facebook and LinkedIn profiles — and hopefully make the brand's flying experience more enjoyable (or at least memorable).

The Dutch airline is pitching the social seating service, which will initially cover solo passengers between Amsterdam and New York, and San Francisco and Sao Paolo, as a way to find a sympatico fellow traveler for a coffee/drink before, scintinllating coverstaion during, and/or a shared cab ride after the flight.

What do you think? Creepy or fun? Would you give it a whirl? And is this the future of air travel? Weigh in below.

More about: KLM, Social Media, Facebook, LinkedIn, Airlines, Customer Experience

Vietnam Flights says:

I am a guider about Vietnam Flights. But I have never heard of this service. I think that would be extremely interesting if passenger service of finding compatible seatmates. It is the great idea!

February 8, 2012 11:16 PM #

Rick says:

Did you notice that there's another company who's developing Social Seating? It's called SeatID (http://www.seatid.com)

February 9, 2012 01:37 AM #

Yinka olaito says:

This can be a novel idea worth exploring. But they should never forget other security issues that may be attached to this. In all, what is life if not risk. Many people may eventually find this fun and exciting.

February 9, 2012 04:00 AM #

Robert E. Coli says: