New airline AMS DUS by bus
Jun 3, 2020, 10:54 am
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From https://www.apg-ga.com/uploads/9/0/9...logue_2019.pdf Page 17 -
One theory is that an (new?) operator of inter-airport minibus/limousine shuttles is looking to put its inventory into the GDS and increase its marketing, perhaps on the theory that the short-haul flight equivalents may be slow to return / suspended due to enviro-meddling in future.
Just my groundless speculation.
APG ACCESS offers non-GDS airlines, tour operators and charter airlines the opportunity to place some or all of their inventory onto GDS on a pay as you go basis. It avoids the hefty GDS implementation fees and the lengthy timelines required for GDS implementation.
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Through APG ACCESS your flights will be displayed on the major GDSs worldwide. Each of your flights will be allocated a “A1” flight number, the system code of APG and loaded into all GDSs.
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Through APG ACCESS your flights will be displayed on the major GDSs worldwide. Each of your flights will be allocated a “A1” flight number, the system code of APG and loaded into all GDSs.
Just my groundless speculation.
Jun 3, 2020, 11:03 am
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I could not count the number of "Rijdt niet" (Does not operate in Dutch) displays I encountered in those parts 5 years, and I am maybe using their services only once every quarter...
Jun 3, 2020, 11:50 am
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Just checked DUS-BRU, and our friend in the jet powered limousine is going that way, too.
You're right that this is very weird whether for public or private consumption (back-end suggested as far easier to make a fat fingered mistake or a command that got a little out of hand).
International coaches don't appear to be running (I saw a Flixbus here in Maastricht, but it was on NS rail replacement service), though international buses are running down here in the south (De Lijne and TEC are back.
You're right that this is very weird whether for public or private consumption (back-end suggested as far easier to make a fat fingered mistake or a command that got a little out of hand).
International coaches don't appear to be running (I saw a Flixbus here in Maastricht, but it was on NS rail replacement service), though international buses are running down here in the south (De Lijne and TEC are back.
Jun 3, 2020, 11:56 am
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I don't tend to go that way all that much. Ironically, given this discussion, I quite often prefer Dusseldorf (one hour 15 mins drive) or Brussels (awkward train or easy taxi). My old boss preferred Schiphol which was a huge inconvenience. Now I've changed boss I am free of the painful trundle to the north from The Democratic People's Republic of Maastricht.
Jun 3, 2020, 12:06 pm
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Oh gosh yes. So many occasions you get turfed off at Eindhoven in the event of disruption or cancellations. The two track section from Eindhoven to Maastricht is a real bottle neck.
I don't tend to go that way all that much. Ironically, given this discussion, I quite often prefer Dusseldorf (one hour 15 mins drive) or Brussels (awkward train or easy taxi). My old boss preferred Schiphol which was a huge inconvenience. Now I've changed boss I am free of the painful trundle to the north from The Democratic People's Republic of Maastricht.
I don't tend to go that way all that much. Ironically, given this discussion, I quite often prefer Dusseldorf (one hour 15 mins drive) or Brussels (awkward train or easy taxi). My old boss preferred Schiphol which was a huge inconvenience. Now I've changed boss I am free of the painful trundle to the north from The Democratic People's Republic of Maastricht.
Jun 3, 2020, 12:19 pm
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As you say, ST is pitiful, but the six-ish pm flight connects nicely onto the 20.40 to Nairobi, and that Nairobi flight is a bit of a regular haunt.
Jun 3, 2020, 8:23 pm
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As far as I can tell, the international buses have not even yet gone back into service (though I did, from my apartment window in The Hague, catch sight of a rogue RegioJet bus passing last week or the week before) and I am really struggling to think that demand for traffic will be such that an hourly service will be required on this route as and from the next few days.
I didn't even know RegioJet had a line to The Hague, always just FlixBus parked on that awkward temporary stop. Apparently, they do, once a week now. I believe they also ran some repatriation services back in March and April.
Jun 22, 2020, 5:08 pm
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Those are ground transportation pseudo-flights operated by Vipper.com
[KVS Tool 9.9.4/Diamond - Timetable]
[KVS Tool 9.9.4/Diamond - Timetable]
Code:
AMS Amsterdam Schiphol NL [EHAM] DUS Dusseldorf Metro / Intl DE = DUS NRN QDF [EDDL] MON 22 Jun 2020 - 28 Jun 2020 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Frequency | Dur'n | Dep T | Arr T | Meals | Miles Kms | Codeshare --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- VG 1 AMS 05:20 DUS 07:20 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1067 AMS 06:00 NRN 07:30 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 3 AMS 06:30 DUS 08:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1069 AMS 07:30 NRN 09:00 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 5 AMS 07:30 DUS 09:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 7 AMS 08:30 DUS 10:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1071 AMS 09:00 NRN 10:30 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 9 AMS 09:30 DUS 11:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1073 AMS 10:30 NRN 12:00 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 11 AMS 10:30 DUS 12:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 KL 1855 AMS 11:00 DUS 11:50 E75 0 1234567 00:50 - - S 111 179 VG 13 AMS 11:30 DUS 13:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1075 AMS 12:00 NRN 13:30 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 15 AMS 12:30 DUS 14:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1077 AMS 13:30 NRN 15:00 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 17 AMS 13:30 DUS 15:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 19 AMS 14:30 DUS 16:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1079 AMS 15:00 NRN 16:30 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 21 AMS 15:30 DUS 17:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1081 AMS 16:30 NRN 18:00 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 23 AMS 16:30 DUS 18:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 25 AMS 17:30 DUS 19:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1083 AMS 18:00 NRN 19:30 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 27 AMS 18:30 DUS 20:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 1085 AMS 19:30 NRN 21:00 LMO 0 1234567 01:30 - - None 77 124 VG 29 AMS 19:30 DUS 21:30 LMO 0 1234567 02:00 - - None 111 179 VG 2160 AMS 09:00 DTM 11:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:50 - - None 133 214 -> VG 287 DTM 12:00 DUS 12:50 LMO 0 - - None 40 64 VG 2164 AMS 12:00 DTM 14:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:50 - - None 133 214 -> VG 293 DTM 15:00 DUS 15:50 LMO 0 - - None 40 64 VG 1 AMS 05:20 DUS 07:20 LMO 0 1234567 03:50 - - None 111 179 -> VG 308 DUS 08:20 NRN 09:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 3 AMS 06:30 DUS 08:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 310 DUS 09:20 NRN 10:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 5 AMS 07:30 DUS 09:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 312 DUS 10:20 NRN 11:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 7 AMS 08:30 DUS 10:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 314 DUS 11:20 NRN 12:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 9 AMS 09:30 DUS 11:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 316 DUS 12:20 NRN 13:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 KL 1855 AMS 11:00 DUS 11:50 E75 0 1234567 03:10 - - S 111 179 -> VG 318 DUS 13:20 NRN 14:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 13 AMS 11:30 DUS 13:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 320 DUS 14:20 NRN 15:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 15 AMS 12:30 DUS 14:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 322 DUS 15:20 NRN 16:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 17 AMS 13:30 DUS 15:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 324 DUS 16:20 NRN 17:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 19 AMS 14:30 DUS 16:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 326 DUS 17:20 NRN 18:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 21 AMS 15:30 DUS 17:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 328 DUS 18:20 NRN 19:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 23 AMS 16:30 DUS 18:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 330 DUS 19:20 NRN 20:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 25 AMS 17:30 DUS 19:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 332 DUS 20:20 NRN 21:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 27 AMS 18:30 DUS 20:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:40 - - None 111 179 -> VG 334 DUS 21:20 NRN 22:10 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 1067 AMS 06:00 NRN 07:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:50 - - None 77 124 -> VG 311 NRN 09:00 DUS 09:50 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 1069 AMS 07:30 NRN 09:00 LMO 0 1234567 03:20 - - None 77 124 -> VG 313 NRN 10:00 DUS 10:50 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 1071 AMS 09:00 NRN 10:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:50 - - None 77 124 -> VG 317 NRN 12:00 DUS 12:50 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 1073 AMS 10:30 NRN 12:00 LMO 0 1234567 03:20 - - None 77 124 -> VG 319 NRN 13:00 DUS 13:50 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 1075 AMS 12:00 NRN 13:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:50 - - None 77 124 -> VG 323 NRN 15:00 DUS 15:50 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 1077 AMS 13:30 NRN 15:00 LMO 0 1234567 03:20 - - None 77 124 -> VG 325 NRN 16:00 DUS 16:50 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 1079 AMS 15:00 NRN 16:30 LMO 0 1234567 03:50 - - None 77 124 -> VG 329 NRN 18:00 DUS 18:50 LMO 0 - - None 34 55 VG 1081 AMS 16:30 NRN 18:00 LMO 0 1234567 03:20 - - None 77 124 -> VG 331 NRN 19:00 DUS 19:50 LMO 0 - - None 34 55
Jun 23, 2020, 6:22 am
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They are registered with an office at the Herengracht in Amsterdam. That address is a start-up co-working space. The social media links on their website just link to the facebook/twitter homepage rather than an actual profile. Their team members apparently don't have surnames.
Their domain URL has been registered 'anonymously' through GoDaddy, and their website hosted by the same company - which is extremely uncommon for a European business.
Impossible travel times are probably set up this way to show on the top of the search results when sorting flights by shortest travel time?
In my mind red flashing warning lights are going off.
Their domain URL has been registered 'anonymously' through GoDaddy, and their website hosted by the same company - which is extremely uncommon for a European business.
Impossible travel times are probably set up this way to show on the top of the search results when sorting flights by shortest travel time?
In my mind red flashing warning lights are going off.
Last edited by Xandrios; Jun 23, 2020 at 6:32 am
Jun 23, 2020, 8:04 am
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Jun 23, 2020, 12:58 pm
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