Flight schedule changes
Apr 30, 2011 | 2:23 am
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Flight schedule changes
Bought KLM flight from Nice to Amsterdam 9-months ago which was originally due to leave at 12:20. Received at least 5 notices of time changes by e-mail but decided to check with the KLM office in Nice to determine the most recent ETD as I had been on the road without my computer for nearly a month.When I asked the KLM officer the ETD due to so many time changes she replied "why did KLM change the departure time"? Like I would know!
Apr 30, 2011 | 2:31 am
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Silly question indeed (but maybe it wasn't meant as a serious question, and she was just being chatty?)... but if you booked a flight nine months ago then two time changes (but not five!) would have been the norm as airline schedules change twice a year, in October and April, and your ticket was bought before the October timetable change. (Some flight timings "survive" any number of timetable changes, but you can normally expect at least a minor change every April and October)
Apr 30, 2011 | 5:41 am
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European airlines do not change that much their schedule. US airlines are terrible for their domestic flights. They change constantly (even for 2 or 3 minutes...ridiculous) as well their flights numbers.
Apr 30, 2011 | 8:49 am
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But I can well imagine that it's worse in the USA!
Apr 30, 2011 | 10:16 am
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My experience (with the flights that I take regularly) is that they do change every six months - just the timings, not the flight numbers. One of my most regular flights, KL1506, moved from something like 1005 to 1100 and then back to 0950, all within a year (and has moved by between a few minutes and an hour at every timetable change for as long as I can remember)
But I can well imagine that it's worse in the USA!
But I can well imagine that it's worse in the USA!
It is worth logging in with your FF # and check your reservations a few days before leaving!
