[ 2014-05-30 ]

KLM wishes Black Stars World Cup success
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has sent goodwill message
to the senior national football team, the Black
Stars, as they prepare for the 2014 edition of the
FIFA World Cup.

The event is to be staged in Brazil from June 12
to July 13, 2014. This will be the third
consecutive appearance for the Black Stars at the
football tournament held every four years.

The team starts its preparations for the World Cup
with a friendly game against the Dutch national
team to be played on May 31, 2014 in Rotterdam.

KLM is expected to fly the team after the game in
Rotterdam to the United States where the team will
train and play another friendly game before
leaving for the their base in the Latin American
country.

'We are happy they chose us again. We flew the
Black Stars contingent to the 2006 World Cup in
Germany. We know them and they know us, and that
is very exciting. We wish the team all the best,'
Mr. Axel Metselaar, Country Manger for KLM said.

Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi, the President of the Ghana
Football Association (GFA) said the Association is
comfortable with the service provided by KLM.

"We have been using KLM for our travels not only
for the World Cup but for all our travels within
Europe. The reason is that most of our business
destinations are places that you can use KLM to
travel to and most of the players are in countries
that KLM flies to. Holland is centrally placed and
is easy to travel to many countries from Holland.

Going to camp in Holland, going to America, and
going to Brazil all with KLM is very convenient
for us. We have used KLM for a long time so we
have become loyal customers of KLM. Unless
something untoward happens for us to change, it
will be difficult for us to switch to another
airline," he said.

He added that: "We are very comfortable with their
products and services."

KLM, which is a member of the SkyTeam, was the
official airline of the Black Stars during the
2006 World Cup held in Germany.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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