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SUSTAINABILITY

KLM’s sustainable

AI solution to

reduce onboard

food wastage

LM has deployed KLM, Marjan Rintel, chief Depending on the class, be- continues until 20 minutes
artificial intelligence executive, KLM says that the tween 3 and 5% of booked before the flight departs.
technique to reduce application of artificial intel- passengers do not show up This means the most ac-
Kfood wastage on ligence contributes enor- (on time) for the flight. curate possible number of
the flights. The AI program mously to improving KLM’s The latest AI model passengers is predicted for
enables KLM to predict how flight operations and making (TRAYS) is the first model the entire catering process
many passengers who have them more sustainable. specifically developed for from purchasing to loading,
booked will actually board a “Combatting food waste is a KLM’s catering activities. thus preventing a surplus of
flight. This allows the exact good example of this, result- The AI model predicts the meals.
number of required meals ing in tens of thousands number of passengers on The AI model TRAYS was
to be calculated and KLM fewer meals being wasted board based on historical launched at the end of last
achieves up to 63% less on our flights each year,” she data. The Meals On Board year by Kickstart AI. The ini-
food waste based on the adds. System (MOBS) receives the tiative assembled talent from
expected number of passen- KLM is working on using expected passenger num- leading companies, including
gers per flight. On an annual artificial intelligence to de- bers per flight with separate KLM, bol, Ahold Delhaize,
basis, this amounts to a sav- termine the number of meals forecasts for Business, Pre- NS and ING, to work on the
ing of more than 100,000 kg on board to help combat mium Comfort and Economy development of this model.
of meals. food waste. Not all bookings classes. The prediction Plaeased to have made
Calling the investment in made result in a passenger using the AI model starts 17 valuable contribution to the
technology a priority for on board a KLM aircraft. days before departure and project Sander Stomph chief

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