Mess in AMS today - up to March 2022
Jun 29, 2019, 5:38 pm
#451
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KLM.com is reporting a huge baggage issue at AMS today, with 'bags not expected to arrive'. Anyone have details?
Jun 30, 2019, 4:07 am
#452
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Their website only says there were problems yesterday
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - Baggage system heavily disrupted on Saturday 29 June 2019
No mention of any issues today, although the effects of whatever happened yesterday will most likely be felt for days to come.
Johan
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - Baggage system heavily disrupted on Saturday 29 June 2019
Not all bags will make final destination today. Please fill missing bags report on KLM.com.
No mention of any issues today, although the effects of whatever happened yesterday will most likely be felt for days to come.
Johan
Jul 1, 2019, 3:58 pm
#453
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All my flights from AMS to NCL, BHX, CWL and BRS in June were delayed by up to 50 minutes. Left at varying times of the day and each time the Skipper blamed late arrival of the incoming aircraft but didn’t elaborate further (weather, runway maintenance, etc.) First time I’ve experienced delays on 4 consecutive itineraries.
Jul 1, 2019, 4:30 pm
#454
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Tonight (last night actually) BCN-AMS on the 19:40 KL1676 - late because late incoming.
Left the lounge late to find they started boarding within 15 mins after docking at the gate.
I made a remark about the quick turn around and the purser said ' yes we want to break a record and also to minimise the delay'.
He introduced himself to some in J and after take off to us (wife being LTPE too) and said ask me anything to make your trip easier.
Touch down in the end a few minutes after schedule - quick taxi - and within 20 minutes after that luggage arrived....
What can we say - is this a new era ?
Left the lounge late to find they started boarding within 15 mins after docking at the gate.
I made a remark about the quick turn around and the purser said ' yes we want to break a record and also to minimise the delay'.
He introduced himself to some in J and after take off to us (wife being LTPE too) and said ask me anything to make your trip easier.
Touch down in the end a few minutes after schedule - quick taxi - and within 20 minutes after that luggage arrived....
What can we say - is this a new era ?
Jul 1, 2019, 10:39 pm
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Most likely, at least until Schiphol gets its act together.
I checked my regular commute on Flightstats:
In the one direction 48 out of the last 61 flights were delayed, by on average 26 minutes (by airline standards, where a delay of 15 minutes or less is not a delay, only 26 flights were late).
In the other direction it was 47 out of 62.
Johan
I checked my regular commute on Flightstats:
In the one direction 48 out of the last 61 flights were delayed, by on average 26 minutes (by airline standards, where a delay of 15 minutes or less is not a delay, only 26 flights were late).
In the other direction it was 47 out of 62.
Johan
Jul 2, 2019, 4:21 am
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Luchtvaartnieuws reports that KLM has sent office workers to Schiphol to help deal with a backlog of thousands of bags.
De Telegraaf reports (with pictures to prove it) that bags were dumped in big piles at various insecure locations all over the airport, such as under bridges.
The mess was apparently the result of some unspecified "computer failure". "Tens of thousands" of bags allegedly did not make it to their destination as scheduled.
Johan
De Telegraaf reports (with pictures to prove it) that bags were dumped in big piles at various insecure locations all over the airport, such as under bridges.
The mess was apparently the result of some unspecified "computer failure". "Tens of thousands" of bags allegedly did not make it to their destination as scheduled.
Johan
Jul 5, 2019, 1:33 am
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Dutch media are reporting that the goverment is planning to raise the cap on flight movements at AMS from 500,000 to 540,000 from 2021. That's an extra 110 flights a day.
Schipol had better make sure they can cope!
Johan
Schipol had better make sure they can cope!
Johan
Jul 5, 2019, 3:25 am
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Dutch media are reporting that the goverment is planning to raise the cap on flight movements at AMS from 500,000 to 540,000 from 2021. That's an extra 110 flights a day.
Schipol had better make sure they can cope!
Johan
Schipol had better make sure they can cope!
Johan
Jul 5, 2019, 11:22 am
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According to Luchtvaartnieuws Schiphol is now taking "extra measures" to cope with the summer peak travel period. These include "making flight information available 24/7"
Huh? Duh? What?
Not sure how innovative that is, nor how on earth it is going to make any difference.
Another bright idea is to make passengers aware that they can check in online.
Johan
Huh? Duh? What?
Not sure how innovative that is, nor how on earth it is going to make any difference.
Another bright idea is to make passengers aware that they can check in online.
Johan
Last edited by johan rebel; Jul 5, 2019 at 11:27 am
Jul 5, 2019, 11:28 am
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Somehow, I think that anyone that is still not aware that they can check in online is almost certainly the type of passenger that will have to queue up to check a bag in...so I don't see any benefit.
Jul 5, 2019, 12:13 pm
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Johan
Jul 6, 2019, 10:36 am
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Jul 6, 2019, 12:24 pm
#463
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The only reason left for me to fly KL is schedule. And in those cases I pay for EC. In all other cases I fly the competition - having *A Gold I have the luxury to choose. And frankly, *A is often (a lot) cheaper too. Now with the new *A lounge at AMS there is no reason to not choose A3, LH or LX over KLM.
All that boils down to me having shifted most of my traveling away from KL. So who's the real loser here..me or KL? I guess that depends on how you look at it.
Jul 7, 2019, 10:41 pm
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Luchtvaartnieuws reports that KLM has sent office workers to Schiphol to help deal with a backlog of thousands of bags.
De Telegraaf reports (with pictures to prove it) that bags were dumped in big piles at various insecure locations all over the airport, such as under bridges.
The mess was apparently the result of some unspecified "computer failure". "Tens of thousands" of bags allegedly did not make it to their destination as scheduled.
Johan
De Telegraaf reports (with pictures to prove it) that bags were dumped in big piles at various insecure locations all over the airport, such as under bridges.
The mess was apparently the result of some unspecified "computer failure". "Tens of thousands" of bags allegedly did not make it to their destination as scheduled.
Johan
Unfortunately I dealt with a similar baggage system breakdown a few years ago that resulted in thousands of connecting bags not making their onward flight. Bags that originated in AMS were fine. The most annoying thing was no announcement from KLM - nothing on the plane and nothing at the destination. They let us all uselessly stand around the baggage carousal for 45 minutes before we gradually gave up and went to file a claim.
Jul 8, 2019, 3:52 am
#465
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was yesterday @ schiphol for a couple of hours, schiphol website showed a 2 out of 3 people crowding indication.
but no issue at all (we arrived around 12:00). Lounges where "half filled" security queue < 15 min. customs <15 min
so not as bad as I was expecting
but no issue at all (we arrived around 12:00). Lounges where "half filled" security queue < 15 min. customs <15 min
so not as bad as I was expecting