Is KLM or Royal Jordanian better to Europe?

Royal Jordanian scores 9.3/10 against KLM at 7.5/10 on seat, screens, lounge and fare. On the four dimensions we can verify, KLM wins 0 and Royal Jordanian wins 1. Service and food are not scored here because they cannot be read off a spec sheet.

Does the aircraft change the answer?

Yes. KLM scores 10/10 on the 787-9 / 787-10 / 777 (World Business Class) and 5/10 on the A330-200 / A330-300. Royal Jordanian scores 10/10 on the 787-9 and 5/10 on the 787-8 (Crown Class). Check the equipment on your date before deciding.

Has Jon flown either of these?

Neither, so this page is product facts and fares only. Any review we publish of either will be labeled Researched until that changes.

Head to head

KLM vs Royal Jordanian

Royal Jordanian scores 9.3/10 against KLM at 7.5/10 on seat, screens, lounge and fare.

By Jon Miksis · cabin data verified August 30, 2026 · fares for travel November 8–14, 2026

Best product each one flies

Scored on what can be verified. Service, food and ground recovery are absent deliberately: they need someone in the seat, and they live in the reviews rather than here.

One caveat on the Value line, stated rather than buried: Value is computed from business fares, and a carrier with too few of them does not get a Value score at all. Where you see a dash, we have fewer than three priced business routes for that airline and did not want to invent a figure from one or two — so its product score is the mean of three dimensions rather than four, and it is not directly comparable to a score built on hundreds of fares. The airlines with the most fares behind them are named on the business-class ranking.

KLM

787-9 / 787-10 / 777 (World Business Class)

Seat: 10/10
IFE: 8/10
Lounge & bags: 10/10
Value: 2/10
Product score: 7.5/10

Royal Jordanian

787-9

Seat: 10/10
IFE: 8/10
Lounge & bags: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Product score: 9.3/10

Dimension by dimension

Seat: level
10/10 on the 787-9 / 787-10 / 777 (World Business Class) against 10/10 on the 787-9.
IFE: level
Screens, connectivity and power: 8/10 against 8/10.
Lounge & bags: level
What the fare includes before you board: 10/10 against 10/10.
Value: Royal Jordanian
Median premium over the cheapest carrier on the same route: 2/10 against 9/10.

What happens if the aircraft swaps

Both carriers are paying-the-same-fare-either-way propositions on some frames. The worst product each one flies:

KLM

A330-200 / A330-300

Seat: 5/10
IFE: 8/10
Lounge & bags: 10/10
Value: 2/10
Product score: 6.3/10

Royal Jordanian

787-8 (Crown Class)

Seat: 5/10
IFE: 8/10
Lounge & bags: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Product score: 8/10

KLM: 2-2-2 lie-flat: the window seat requires stepping over a neighbor.

Royal Jordanian: Collins Diamond, 24 seats, the cabin the 787-9 is replacing.

Common questions

Is KLM or Royal Jordanian better to Europe?: Royal Jordanian scores 9.3/10 against KLM at 7.5/10 on seat, screens, lounge and fare. On the four dimensions we can verify, KLM wins 0 and Royal Jordanian wins 1. Service and food are not scored here because they cannot be read off a spec sheet.
Does the aircraft change the answer?: Yes. KLM scores 10/10 on the 787-9 / 787-10 / 777 (World Business Class) and 5/10 on the A330-200 / A330-300. Royal Jordanian scores 10/10 on the 787-9 and 5/10 on the 787-8 (Crown Class). Check the equipment on your date before deciding.
Has Jon flown either of these?: Neither, so this page is product facts and fares only. Any review we publish of either will be labeled Researched until that changes.

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