First Officer Andrew Hendrickx made his last flight due to retirement at KLM.

After a career of about 26 years Curacao was his final destination and back to homebase Amsterdam.

Andrew got assisted by Captain Carel van Bruggen and Second Officer Koen Legdeur as his ‘Wingmen’.

And also his beloved Annette van Straaten, CA-II, joined this flight.

KL735 with callsign KLM163, stand E9, got a runway 24 departure.

An awesome setting with marvellous wingcondensation after rotation.

Just in front of their departure KL661 got a collission with flock of birds after takeoff.

Both engines got vibrations and so the PHAOA came back with a high weighted landing on runway 18R.

Flight KL163 was operated with a B777-300ER reg PHBVI.

Backflight KL736 with callsign KLM172 got a huge delay on departure.

They finally landed on RWY36C at 9:09am with the PHBVN.

Vacating RWY36C , right on Delta – left on Alpha taxying for final stand Echo17.