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Old Aug 7, 2023 | 12:56 am
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Originally Posted by Tonic27
Well one thing I can tell you, I was delayed from Barcelona on Friday which meant I missed my connection to Leeds, having then gone to the KLM office in baggage collection in AMS only to find it was closed, then after using the automated machine I was allocated an hotel for the night with a food voucher that can only be used in the airport!?!? Not much good when it was all closing is it? #Ben Lipsey

Years ago you got hotel food and beverage allowance, not now, even had to pay for a bottle of water, certainly going down hill.


fyi I'm plat life mem
I think that is actually not a status benefit at all, it’s simply their legal obligation to provide those services to any affected passenger. I’m not 100% sure, but I think FB elites do not get any extra benefit in case of a disruption, except *maybe* priority processing.
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