Mess in AMS today - up to March 2022
May 30, 2019, 10:14 am
#421
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska MVP Gold.
Posts: 1,962
Huh, exceptional? My last AMS payout for an overnight was 350 euros, I think, and there wasn't a word on it being 'exceptional'. Classic KLM cheapness. 
Jun 1, 2019, 5:46 am
#422
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: UK/FR
Programs: FlyingBlue Platinum, Hertz PC
Posts: 886
Jun 5, 2019, 6:02 am
#423
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: MEL
Programs: QF Gold, FB Plat, Accor Diamond, Hilton Gold, Marriot Gold – ex-UA 1k, ex-AA Plat, ex IHG Plat
Posts: 148
What a mess yesterday night. I was on a E175 that landed (on the Polderbaan) before the storm passed over Schiphol. Then Schiphol airport management decided to stop any equipment from being connected, which meant no deboarding. Waited an hour in the plane before being able to reach the terminal.
Jun 5, 2019, 6:28 am
#424
Join Date: May 2012
Location: AMS
Programs: BA KL LH Hilton Marriott
Posts: 1,233
Jun 6, 2019, 8:11 am
#425
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,352
The stats are no doubt dodgy, but I suspect that flying may be more dangerous than lightning.
These days the nanny state rules, but I certainly don't run inside and hide if there's a storm within 5 km. I've twice had lighting strike within 15 meters of me, but that didn't change my mind.
Johan
Jun 7, 2019, 5:29 am
#427
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 757
Wednesday night we waited more than 1,5 hour on the tarmac at CDG because of the weather in Amsterdam. Very bumpy flight and service couldn't be finishes because of the turbulence.
Eventually delayed for 1 hour.
Eventually delayed for 1 hour.
Jun 7, 2019, 5:46 am
#428
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: mostly not far from AMS, otherwise NUE
Programs: FB Silver, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,381
Heavy winds are forecast for AMS for tomorrow, June 8th all day.
Jun 8, 2019, 8:29 am
#431
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Netherlands
Programs: KL Platinum; A3 Gold
Posts: 28,722
I checked the website several times yesterday, and again this morning, and there was no rebooking info. It was blustery in Den Haag, but the only message was about the runway restrictions, and the stormy weather yesterday in Paris. They even texted me at noon to tell me that everyone was advised to check in handbaggage for free due to a full flight. That was somewhat reassuring; the annoying this is, that I could have easily come in for an earlier flight.
My early afternoon flight to TXL was cancelled just as I was checking in luggage; since then, the following flight I was rebooked onto has been cancelled too.
The last remaining flight of the day is likely well oversubscribed by now; the remaining Easyjet flights to SXF are also no longer available for purchase.
The app/website, which earlier allowed rebooking, is now unable to do so; I joined the line at the lounge in order to join the line to be called to speak to an agent to be rebooked.
A complete shambles, to be honest.
My early afternoon flight to TXL was cancelled just as I was checking in luggage; since then, the following flight I was rebooked onto has been cancelled too.
The last remaining flight of the day is likely well oversubscribed by now; the remaining Easyjet flights to SXF are also no longer available for purchase.
The app/website, which earlier allowed rebooking, is now unable to do so; I joined the line at the lounge in order to join the line to be called to speak to an agent to be rebooked.
A complete shambles, to be honest.
Jun 8, 2019, 9:54 am
#432
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 757
Not cool of course. Reason: late incoming aircraft. I asked the agent to get me rebooked on another flight. Didn’t feel like waiting 10 hours in the lounge. She rebooked be on the KL1345 at 12:55.
Then after 5 min my name is called in the lounge and she told me the KL1343 is departing at 10:20, so only 15 min delayed.
It was apparently a glitch. Luckily!
So I flew reasonably on time on KL1343.
Strange incident though.
Jun 8, 2019, 2:36 pm
#433
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: FB, MM
Posts: 88
Most of the flights were heavily delayed, some were cancelled. The departure flight board was heavily red...
Jun 19, 2019, 5:26 am
#434
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,621
Looks like it's still going on. I'm sitting just now in GVA with a lengthy delay on the KL1930. Was hoping to have enough time for a visit to the nice new lounge in AMS.
Jun 19, 2019, 5:33 am
#435
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 757
Everything is delayed today. Heavy thunderstorms this morning caused the trouble plus limited airspace in Germany.
I was in the KL1651 AMS-VCE today, quite heavily delayed as well.
I was in the KL1651 AMS-VCE today, quite heavily delayed as well.