BOG-CTG-AMS on KLM
Aug 9, 2018, 6:10 pm
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BOG-CTG-AMS on KLM
Looking to book a flight from Bogota to Milan and saw a cheap J option to fly KLM. For the BOG-CTG leg, do you get a huisje much like on the SIN-DPS legs? Or is it just one for pax who stay on?
Looks fun regardless
Edit: Oh hey would you look at that, UIO-GYE-AMS is also set up like this. Am I going to complete my collection of houses soon?
Looks fun regardless
Edit: Oh hey would you look at that, UIO-GYE-AMS is also set up like this. Am I going to complete my collection of houses soon?
Last edited by caliform; Aug 9, 2018 at 6:22 pm
Aug 10, 2018, 2:19 am
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It had a happy ending though as he didn't want either of them and I ended up with 3
Aug 10, 2018, 4:07 am
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I did JKT-KUL-AMS in J recently. Pax doing JKT-KUL only got a huisje before landing on KUL. I not on that leg, but was offered one before landing at AMS. As Johan states, it is one huisje per pax per flight number/full one way journey in the same aircraft. So you will get one huisje on BGT-AMS (even though it stops in CTG) and since AMS-MIL is within Europe with short-haul equipment, there nothing.
Last edited by atflyer; Aug 10, 2018 at 11:56 am Reason: Mixed up Johan R and Goldorak
Aug 10, 2018, 10:39 am
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Given that I'm only still looking for a handful of houses, I generally ask if I can have first pick. I usually get invited into the galley to grab the house of my choice before the tray does the rounds.
On one occasion I had picked two houses in the galley (there were two of us traveling). When I saw the FA starting her huisjes round, I scurried off to the lavatory. During my absence my travel companion was offered a house, and picked one for me as well.
Perhaps not the epitome of rectitude, but hey, bingo!: four huisjes.
Johan
On one occasion I had picked two houses in the galley (there were two of us traveling). When I saw the FA starting her huisjes round, I scurried off to the lavatory. During my absence my travel companion was offered a house, and picked one for me as well.
Perhaps not the epitome of rectitude, but hey, bingo!: four huisjes.
Johan
Aug 10, 2018, 11:54 am
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Sure, with luck, nice treatment by an FA, the kind of schwindeling trough (can I call it like that Mr. Rebel?) or plain cheating one may end up with 2 huisjes per pax, but 1 is the standard. And, even if you have only a handfull of huisjes unlike almost the full set that Johan has, make a list of the numbers you have. Somehow I managed to select one on my last flight that already was in my inventory of 6-7 :-(
Aug 10, 2018, 12:50 pm
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Sure, by all means.
It's the second set that's eight houses short, and I have another three I would like to replace because they are getting long in the tooth.
A very sensible idea. I currently only have two duplicates, which I will get swapped sooner or later.
Years ago, then then KL CEO's twin daughters were sitting in front of me. They needed one single house to complete their collection, which the FA did not have on her tray. I happened to have one in my bag. I gave it to the FA, who in appreciation gave me a whole barf bag crammed full with houses (no, I didn't ask for anything).
Johan
It's the second set that's eight houses short, and I have another three I would like to replace because they are getting long in the tooth.
A very sensible idea. I currently only have two duplicates, which I will get swapped sooner or later.
Years ago, then then KL CEO's twin daughters were sitting in front of me. They needed one single house to complete their collection, which the FA did not have on her tray. I happened to have one in my bag. I gave it to the FA, who in appreciation gave me a whole barf bag crammed full with houses (no, I didn't ask for anything).
Johan
Aug 10, 2018, 12:57 pm
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Sure, with luck, nice treatment by an FA, the kind of schwindeling trough (can I call it like that Mr. Rebel?) or plain cheating one may end up with 2 huisjes per pax, but 1 is the standard. And, even if you have only a handfull of huisjes unlike almost the full set that Johan has, make a list of the numbers you have. Somehow I managed to select one on my last flight that already was in my inventory of 6-7 :-(
Aug 12, 2018, 8:57 am
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Looking to book a flight from Bogota to Milan and saw a cheap J option to fly KLM. For the BOG-CTG leg, do you get a huisje much like on the SIN-DPS legs? Or is it just one for pax who stay on?
Looks fun regardless
Edit: Oh hey would you look at that, UIO-GYE-AMS is also set up like this. Am I going to complete my collection of houses soon?
Looks fun regardless
Edit: Oh hey would you look at that, UIO-GYE-AMS is also set up like this. Am I going to complete my collection of houses soon?
In terms of the huisje this means that they hand them out prior to arrival into BOG (also for pax flying AMS-CTG) and prior to arrival into AMS (also for pax flying BOG-AMS). Same logic on the UIO/GYE route.
Aug 17, 2018, 5:46 pm
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KL has no local traffic rights on BOG-CTG and UIO-GYE, so there are no local pax. This unlike SIN-DPS and KUL-CGK where they have local traffic rights and therefore also pax flying only the shorthaul segment.
In terms of the huisje this means that they hand them out prior to arrival into BOG (also for pax flying AMS-CTG) and prior to arrival into AMS (also for pax flying BOG-AMS). Same logic on the UIO/GYE route.
In terms of the huisje this means that they hand them out prior to arrival into BOG (also for pax flying AMS-CTG) and prior to arrival into AMS (also for pax flying BOG-AMS). Same logic on the UIO/GYE route.
Untill a few weeks there where crew change in BOG. Now the crew stays in CTG.
Aug 18, 2018, 8:36 am
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BTW - in CTG can you stay on board when you fly BOG-CTG-AMS or do you have to get off the plane and board again later?
I'm on that flight in September and according to expertflyer BOG-AMS all business seats are gone, however CTG-AMS business is wide open.
Starting from BOG can one get/purchase an upgraded seat for the CTG-AMS leg only while staying in the coach section on the BOG-CTG flight?
I'm on that flight in September and according to expertflyer BOG-AMS all business seats are gone, however CTG-AMS business is wide open.
Starting from BOG can one get/purchase an upgraded seat for the CTG-AMS leg only while staying in the coach section on the BOG-CTG flight?