Originally Posted by
likkie_lakkie
Hmm, I read. that they have been upgraded very recently.
Are all your views based on KLM press releases?
Originally Posted by
likkie_lakkie
Unfortunately the bizarre high oil prices and Government taxes are to blame, not the airlines.
This is where you are wrong, again.
A few years ago KLM would give you a free ticket. They would even cover the cost of the airport taxes.
Changing the policy on airport taxes is disappointing, but understandable. However, KLM also charge you the extortionate fuel surcharges which are
NOT a tax. A tax is something which is collected on behalf of another party, such as airport passenger duty, or government taxes.
U.S. airlines for example are not allowed to class fuel surcharges as a tax, and they have to be part of the airfare.
Often a "free" ticket on KLM is more expensive than a revenue ticket on other airlines.