This has really not been my week with KLM.

Originally booked YVR-AMS-DXB and then AMS-DXB-YVR, in J.

36h prior to departure from YVR, got a proactive call from DL (whom I booked with) that they’d downguaged YVR-AMS, offering $1000 to rebook me YVR-YYZ-DXB arriving around the same time. As I live in SEA, I asked for SEA-AMS-DXB and return, which I was granted.

Annoying, but it worked in my favor.

Just now, as I’m in the UAE, got an email that my KL DXB-AMS is canceled completely. Looks like I’m being rebooked on EK (which is unfortunately a 777). Annoying, but the only other option seems to be to connect in CDG and do the USA-bound leg in a 767.

I tried to get the DXB-SEA direct, but nobody would go for that.

Not a great experience.