<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SNAGuy:
Hope someone can help me out with this.
I need to get from AMS to VCE in August and I went to the bmi web site and saw that I can't book on one ticket AMS to VCE that I have to book it as two seperate tickets via LHR.
I've got two basic questions to ask:
1) How much time should I leave between the two flights? I have multiple choices from AMS to LHR, but only one choice from LHR to VCE.
2) Will I be able to check my luggage through to VCE when checking in at AMS?
In advance thanks for your help.
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I would book this on another travel site e.g. Expedia, this way you will get both sector on a single PNR which may make thing simpler
I took a quick look on Expedia (AMS-VCE) and if you specify bmi as the airline they will show BD104 connecting onto BD467. Giving 3hr 15 to connection. If you enter the itinery as a multi-leg trip i.e. AMS-LHR-VCE then you can choose the next light BD106 which only give 55 mins connection.
As mentioned previously, both flights are from Terminal 1, and depending on which gate you arrive at and which gate you are flying rom you may just be able to walk straight to the new gate. They have been putting increased security points around the terminal and segregating some arriving and departing passengers but if you arrive at the main pier (lower gate numbers) you shouldn't get delayed by security.
If you have the time or then the earlier flight would be best as you have the second flight as fall back.
In any event if you book through expedia you can get the flights issued on a single itinery and avoid paying the CC surcharge on BMI. Expedia can also issue the ticket as a e-ticket if available.