Originally Posted by
LondonElite
Given the length of time you've been on FT and your status haul, I'm a bit surprised that you didn't warn your friend of the much bigger problem he might face. I force a challenge with a 70 minute window between landing in AMS and (pushback?) on another flight on a different ticket (ie no connection), during which he'll have to enter Schengen, retrieve his luggage, check in again, go through security, and get to the gate before it closes. As you probably know, AMS is a huge airport, and I've often spent 15 minutes just taxiing to the gate. What will happen when the check-in window for the longhaul flight closes?
I wasn't involved in the ticketing at all. They had a DEL-AMS-BER-AMS-DEL ticket and decided to stop by in NCL which meant another ticket being bought for the AMS-NCL r/t segment. Since its KLM to KLM they are happy to tag the luggage through from NCL to DEL. So no issues with security and schengen zones.
Only issue is luggage. TBH I used to be FF on KLM but haven't flown them in 10+ yrs long haul other then a NCL-AMS once in a while. So not sure on their rules.