Mess in AMS today - up to March 2022
Jan 28, 2019, 1:35 pm
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Well I'm sure not against direct flights, but I am making every effort to keep that Platinum card for the following year and 20XP for European round trips is pretty good. Just hoping it will work out. I will be in AMS on Friday morning (the route is GVA-AMS-LHR).
Jan 28, 2019, 3:22 pm
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I'd be happy enough on the direct flight if push came to shove.Anyway a shame we'll miss. Maybe next time.
Jan 28, 2019, 3:36 pm
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Yes maybe next time. I will be there from 08h30 to 11h30 roughly on Friday, hoping those snowflakes behave themselves. For picking up a few XP, I booked BRU-FCO-VLC and back on AZ for €311 for the following week, which should yield 60XP. But that is OT for this thread, belongs in the mileage runs thread!
Concerning potential snow mess, it is snowing right now here in Montreux which is quite unusual. I don't see any issues at GVA airport looking at their website, flights seem to have been landing and taking off more or less on time. We'll see what happens in the morning, and how things are going in Amsterdam.
Concerning potential snow mess, it is snowing right now here in Montreux which is quite unusual. I don't see any issues at GVA airport looking at their website, flights seem to have been landing and taking off more or less on time. We'll see what happens in the morning, and how things are going in Amsterdam.
Jan 29, 2019, 9:19 am
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Snowflakes predicted for tomorrow, NS already in breakdown mode.
Seeing as I spend 3 hours travelling yesterday, of that almost 1 hour in Utrecht CS as train after train was cancelled, then 30 minutes extra over normal time in a re-route train, I'm super happy about leaving myself in their hands again tomorrow. Might just stay home this time.
Seeing as I spend 3 hours travelling yesterday, of that almost 1 hour in Utrecht CS as train after train was cancelled, then 30 minutes extra over normal time in a re-route train, I'm super happy about leaving myself in their hands again tomorrow. Might just stay home this time.
Jan 29, 2019, 9:38 am
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KL has already canceled 20 flights Wednesday morning. According to Luchtvaartnieuws.nl wordt in de ochtenduren behoorlijk wat sneeuw verwacht.
Yep, the Dutch met office is predicting 1-3 cm!
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That will no doubt be sufficient to cause complete deicing chaos again.
Johan
Yep, the Dutch met office is predicting 1-3 cm!
.That will no doubt be sufficient to cause complete deicing chaos again.
Johan
Jan 29, 2019, 10:29 am
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Oh dear, hope it more or less clears up by Friday .The Swiss Riviera is quite messy just now, with the A12 Vevey to Fribourg highway closed. Trains running ok and no extra snow in canton Valais, apparently.
Jan 29, 2019, 11:25 am
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They are curently forecasting a rainy Friday, with temperatures well above freezing.
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Jan 30, 2019, 4:59 am
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Well, guess what? No snow at all at Schiphol this morning. Visibility is good, there's no wind, and the temperature is above freezing. Delay status "low and decreasing" (1.75 on a 5-point scale).
One again KLM went into a pointless manic panic for no reason, and they must be the only ones still expecting problems:
"Due to the expected snowy weather in Amsterdam on Wednesday 30 January 2019, some of our flights to, from or via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol may be disrupted. We are doing our very best to help you on your way again."
Johan
One again KLM went into a pointless manic panic for no reason, and they must be the only ones still expecting problems:
"Due to the expected snowy weather in Amsterdam on Wednesday 30 January 2019, some of our flights to, from or via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol may be disrupted. We are doing our very best to help you on your way again."
Johan
Jan 31, 2019, 5:03 am
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According to luchtvaartnieuws.nl (in Dutch) one of those EU 261 claim agencies says that 3,500 pax who were affected by Wednesday's unnecessary cancelations are due compensation, adding that KL's tendency to cancel lots of flights just because of the chance of adverse weather has become a bad habit.
Let's see what happens tomorrow, snow is again predicted in the morning.
Johan
Let's see what happens tomorrow, snow is again predicted in the morning.
Johan
Last edited by johan rebel; Jan 31, 2019 at 6:38 am
Jan 31, 2019, 5:09 am
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Maybe that will galvanize them into action tomorrow, and they will keep their operations running as smoothly as possible. There's been another dump of snow in Switzerland, although I think GVA airport is ok. We'll see how it progresses.
Jan 31, 2019, 8:52 am
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It is certainly a mess this afternoon, I bet KL now regrets not canceling a zillion flights.
This morning almost half of KL's departing flights were late, so far this afternoon about three-quarters are, in many cases by over an hour.
Edited to add: just under half KL departures delayed this evening.
The few cancelations include two flights to ATL, presumably due to lack of aircraft.
No fewer than four runways in use, but NOAA describes the current conditions as "freezing fog", so it probably woz that professional deicing wot done it.
Again!
Johan
This morning almost half of KL's departing flights were late, so far this afternoon about three-quarters are, in many cases by over an hour.
Edited to add: just under half KL departures delayed this evening.
The few cancelations include two flights to ATL, presumably due to lack of aircraft.
No fewer than four runways in use, but NOAA describes the current conditions as "freezing fog", so it probably woz that professional deicing wot done it.
Again!
Johan
Last edited by johan rebel; Jan 31, 2019 at 3:13 pm
Jan 31, 2019, 11:42 pm
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About 2cm of snow this morning! Prepare for the worst!
Feb 1, 2019, 2:33 am
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It really is going well. I was on the early flight from GVA, where the plane must have overnighted. We landed early and it all looks good for the onward flight. And I must say, I find the new Crown Lounge rather good.
Feb 1, 2019, 7:17 am
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Half the KL departures left late this morning. This afternoon they done a bit better. So far! They've canceled some more longhauls, ATL and IAD this time.
Edited to add: half of this evening's KL departures delayed as well, up to 2½ hours. Still a mess!
Three runways in use, so that's not the problem. Not a snowflake to be seen on the webcam, but the temperature has been around 0°C all day, with freezing fog. No doubt the deicing again.
Johan
Last edited by johan rebel; Feb 1, 2019 at 3:32 pm
Feb 1, 2019, 8:36 am
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It really went incredibly well today. For the London flight, we left just about 15 minutes late and arrived pretty well on time. In addition, I got an operational upgrade on this flight. Although a short flight, I thought the Europe Business Class service was excellent.
Central London, on the other hand, has horrible weather with wind and a lot of sleet.
Central London, on the other hand, has horrible weather with wind and a lot of sleet.