First time in AMS!
Nov 24, 2017 | 7:04 am
#16
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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50 might be MCT but that does not mean that you should not worry about missing connection.
And KLM is not selling that connection LAX-AMS-CPT anymore. Maybe they are risk averse?
I can understand that they might reroute you via LHR if flight LK602 is delayed. But means departing LAX at 13:45 local time on day t (say leave home 3 hours earlier). Then getting in CPT at 10:00 local time on day t+2 (say arriving hotel at 11:30), In the meanwhile enjoying 4 different airports, over 40 hours of travel and two nights in a plane. Even in J, I would not wish it. Best choice might be spending a day in AMS. Could be worse.
And KLM is not selling that connection LAX-AMS-CPT anymore. Maybe they are risk averse?
I can understand that they might reroute you via LHR if flight LK602 is delayed. But means departing LAX at 13:45 local time on day t (say leave home 3 hours earlier). Then getting in CPT at 10:00 local time on day t+2 (say arriving hotel at 11:30), In the meanwhile enjoying 4 different airports, over 40 hours of travel and two nights in a plane. Even in J, I would not wish it. Best choice might be spending a day in AMS. Could be worse.
OPS
Last edited by mattya9; Nov 24, 2017 at 7:33 am
Nov 24, 2017 | 1:01 pm
#17
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
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I find this all rather strong fearmongering. LAX-AMS is on average early and very rarely late. OP is front-plane, first-off, in J (very very first off) and can make the connection in I would guess anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes (30 if you were to walk at an extremely deliberately slow pace).
An hour is fine.
An hour is fine.
Nov 25, 2017 | 2:10 am
#18
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Location: NYC/Northern NJ
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I find this all rather strong fearmongering. LAX-AMS is on average early and very rarely late. OP is front-plane, first-off, in J (very very first off) and can make the connection in I would guess anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes (30 if you were to walk at an extremely deliberately slow pace).
An hour is fine.
An hour is fine.
Nov 25, 2017 | 6:58 am
#19
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While having to lose a day in CPT is not ideal if we had to get stuck somewhere I can think of worse places than AMS. Hypothetically speaking, if that were to happen I hope it's not too much of a headache to re-book us since we are on DL GUC's.
Dec 5, 2017 | 5:17 am
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Johan
Dec 5, 2017 | 6:55 pm
#22
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,964
The obvious conclusion here must be that these millions of people do not consider such food an assault to good taste. On the contrary, they are happy to pay for such delicacies. As far as I know, that McKroket has been around for many years. It must be a commercial success, and the money spent on designing it therefore a sound investment.
