Checking reservations online
 

Is there any way to check a KLM reservation online other than on KLM's web site? The thing on their site only shows flight numbers and times, no seat assignments or even the class booked.

Try these links:

Amadeus
http://www.checkmytrip.com

Galileo
http://www.viewtrip.com/ViewTrip.asp

Sabre
http://www.virtuallythere.com

Worldspan
http://www.mytripandmore.com

Thanks. Tried all those, neither one finds my itinerary...

The PNR you use on the "KLM Check My Booking" is a CORDA (KLM's reservation system) PNR.

To use the tools LH738 mentioned you need to know what the PNR is for your reservation in that system. KLM currently uses Worldspan. Your KLM reservation will only exist in Worldspan if you used a booking engine powered by Worldspan. One of the problems is that there's more that one booking engine used on the KLM website - Action Fares uses CORDA whilst the main booking tool is powered by Worldspan.

Whilst on the subject of GDSs - Opodo uses Amadeus which has a brilliant "Add to calendar" facility. When you click on the link it adds your itinerary to your diary software such as Outlook, Lotus Notes, etc. More info about this can be found at https://www.amadeus.net/home/cmt/cmt-ama.htm


[This message has been edited by criscokid (edited 11-06-2002).]

Observation about seat assignments and change of seat assignments (it looks like amadeus doesn't reflect update information about seat assignments):

I got the Amadeus code and the KLM code from the travel agency for a booking with 4 segments. I was able to check the itinerary on checkmytrip.com with the Amadeus code and on the klm.com with the KLM code (AFAIK, klm.com shows no info about seat assignments). So far so good.

Unfortunately, the travel agency did not assign my preferred seats so I went to a KLM ticket counter where I was able to change all seat assignments. The KLM ticket agent used the KLM code.

Now I went again to checkmytrip.com and I still see (it's now already 2 days later in case a delay may be possible to show the change) the original seat assignment. So I asked in a KLM lounge to check my seat assignments. The agent used again the KLM code and told me the "preferred" seats.
I also checked on www.seatmap.com . The seatmap viewer shows the original seats as occupied (ok, it could be possible that anybody else got the same seats on all of the 4 segments - but I think it's somewhat unlikely). The seatmap viewer also shows the seats I'd like to get as occupied http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif .

An update to my last post. I had to change the flight date now. All changes are not updated in amadeus/checkmytrip (checkmytrip still show the "old" flight dates). The changes can be only seen on klm.com.