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Mar 11, 2023, 10:00 am

#3046

KL895

Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Netherlands

Programs: Flying Blue Gold

Posts: 288

Last week:
GLA-AMS €69
AMS-FCO €89
FCO-AMS €89
CDG-AMS €189 (

)

Mar 11, 2023, 10:12 am

#3047

Fabo.sk

Join Date: Jul 2015

Location: HAG

Programs: Der 5* FTL

Posts: 8,113

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobTL

BRU-AMS onboard E190 aircraft €149 or 21.300 miles.

Flight was 23 minutes so that’s more than 6 euro per minute.
If you calculate that on an 8 hour long haul flight it is like €3.000 euro. Hallucinating 😁

For the 3000 EUR you are at least getting a bed.

How much is Eco Comfort on BRU-AMS? 9 EUR?
So you are essentially paying 140 euros for a Wanders box and maybe a gin and tonic, if there's enough time. And a slightly higher chance of no seatmate, I guess.

Mar 11, 2023, 10:57 pm

#3048

BobTL

Join Date: May 2018

Posts: 761

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabo.sk

funny enough J was full, 2 rows while I was at 6A without a seat mate. I am platinum so get EC for free.

149 is just ridiculous in every way.

Mar 13, 2023, 11:32 am

#3049

Fabo.sk

Join Date: Jul 2015

Location: HAG

Programs: Der 5* FTL

Posts: 8,113

I wonder if enough suckers buy to justify even maintaining the offer.

Or maybe they consider it a zero cost option as the cost is covered by longhaul?

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Mar 13, 2023, 11:35 am

#3050

Thom00992

Join Date: Nov 2019

Location: AMS

Programs: Flying Blue - Platinum

Posts: 82

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thom00992

AMS-BLL
BLL-AMS

Both 149 EUR, or 3 EUR/min..

And again! J went out empty

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Mar 13, 2023, 1:57 pm

#3051

Maestro Ramen

Join Date: Dec 2018

Location: Somewhere between BHX and HUY

Programs: Flying Blue Plat, Eurobonus Silver, ALL Gold

Posts: 1,688

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fabo.sk

I wonder if enough suckers buy to justify even maintaining the offer.

Or maybe they consider it a zero cost option as the cost is covered by longhaul?

I did see a lady with an American accent at BCN checkin insist to buy an upgrade for her flight to AMS. She'd already bought an upgrade for the long haul, and apparently was not content with not having an upgrade on the short haul too. I did not overhear the amount, but she paid there and then for it, no questions asked. The checkin agent looked puzzled...

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Mar 13, 2023, 2:35 pm

#3052

Stoontje

Join Date: Jul 2004

Location: AMS

Programs: KL Platinum

Posts: 95

AMS-CPT €599 or €299 plus 42.800. Not too bad for a 12 hour day flight.

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Mar 14, 2023, 2:54 pm

#3053

lloydje33

Join Date: Mar 2017

Location: Netherlands

Programs: FB Gold, Hilton Diamond, some others as well

Posts: 132

MUC- AMS €99 did not take it but got an op-up at the gate

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Mar 16, 2023, 6:30 am

#3054

atflyer

Join Date: Jun 2012

Programs: FB, M&B, UA, AA

Posts: 2,492

BOD-AMS 69 Euro. Half empty flight. Likely due to free rebooking since danger of strikes on 15 March which did not materialise. In the end no one in business

Mar 17, 2023, 1:51 pm

#3055

dkeng

Join Date: Oct 2014

Location: Behind the curtain

Programs: Flying Blue, Accor

Posts: 406

59€ / 8400 miles for AMS-BRS this evening. Lowest Ive seen in a while. 6 seats available when I checked in.

Plane is packed full, I have been op-upped.

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Mar 20, 2023, 10:54 am

#3056

Maestro Ramen

Join Date: Dec 2018

Location: Somewhere between BHX and HUY

Programs: Flying Blue Plat, Eurobonus Silver, ALL Gold

Posts: 1,688

BLQ-AMS (ERJ)
AMS-BHX (737)

£158 or 25.6k for each leg, per person. (Same price for plat and gold)

Mar 20, 2023, 12:04 pm

#3057

atflyer

Join Date: Jun 2012

Programs: FB, M&B, UA, AA

Posts: 2,492

Ams-Par 89 Euro 1h20m before departure. Was 199 earlier. To be seen what still happens

Mar 22, 2023, 9:16 pm

#3058

learnedpaw

Join Date: Aug 2012

Location: Washington DC

Programs: United Premier Plat, Hyatt Diamond

Posts: 100

I have an economy award ticket AMS-IAD and been scrolling through this thread. Can't tell, are people getting upgrade (for cash) offers on award tickets as well as on paid fares?

Last edited by learnedpaw; Mar 22, 2023 at 10:03 pm

Mar 23, 2023, 3:48 am

#3059

Arpoador

Join Date: Dec 2017

Location: Norway & Brazil

Programs: Flying Blue Ultimate, LATAM Black, ALL Platinum, Hertz Platinum

Posts: 610

Quote:

Originally Posted by learnedpaw

I have an economy award ticket AMS-IAD and been scrolling through this thread. Can't tell, are people getting upgrade (for cash) offers on award tickets as well as on paid fares?

Yes

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Mar 23, 2023, 8:19 am

#3060

Arpoador

Join Date: Dec 2017

Location: Norway & Brazil

Programs: Flying Blue Ultimate, LATAM Black, ALL Platinum, Hertz Platinum

Posts: 610

SVG-AMS 59 Euro
AMS-EDI 69 Euro (Upgraded onboard by the purser)

AMS-EDI 89 Euro (Upgraded onboard by the purser)
AMS-SVG 59 Euro

I found the prices reasonable if you have no status.