XiamenAir transfer options in Xiamen Aiport
Feb 23, 2019, 11:27 am
#31
Join Date: Sep 2011
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endet,
On the outbound AMS-XMN-HKG which lands at 05:30 in XMN what lounge do MF J passengers have access to and does it have showers? The SkyTeam app lists 5 lounges in XMN, all with showers but it may be inaccurate, and I cannot recall which lounge I accessed when I last flew KL884 XMN-AMS, all I recall is it was at the far right-hand end of the gate area (Gate 17) and was very sparse and unappealling?
On the outbound AMS-XMN-HKG which lands at 05:30 in XMN what lounge do MF J passengers have access to and does it have showers? The SkyTeam app lists 5 lounges in XMN, all with showers but it may be inaccurate, and I cannot recall which lounge I accessed when I last flew KL884 XMN-AMS, all I recall is it was at the far right-hand end of the gate area (Gate 17) and was very sparse and unappealling?
It has comfy seating, a shower, some few food items (as a westerner don't get excited) luke warm beer from the fridge and view on the apron (ground level).
When I arrived with KLM i hung out there for hours. And there are even a few sofas where you could nap during non busy times. Most of the guys who sat later in C were in this lounge.
Feb 23, 2019, 12:22 pm
#32
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Thanks.
That seems better than the lounge near gate 17 that I went to, so I'll go there after MF812 05:30 arrival for a shower and to while away my 4 hour transit.
That seems better than the lounge near gate 17 that I went to, so I'll go there after MF812 05:30 arrival for a shower and to while away my 4 hour transit.
Apr 15, 2019, 11:26 am
#33
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I did not look closely enough in my picture above from MF about the baggage limits. The maximum weight for hand baggage is 5 kg and my cabin bag with contents was 9 kg, so it'll have to go checked-in!
endet. The people in your video have baggage which looks too big to be under the 5 kg limit. Do you think I can take my cabin bag LHR-AMS-XNM-HKG and HKG-XMN-AMS-LHR all in MF and MF-codeshare share? I fly in 2 days.
Thanks
endet. The people in your video have baggage which looks too big to be under the 5 kg limit. Do you think I can take my cabin bag LHR-AMS-XNM-HKG and HKG-XMN-AMS-LHR all in MF and MF-codeshare share? I fly in 2 days.
Thanks
Apr 24, 2019, 7:07 am
#34
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Just to add a few points post LHR-AMS-XMN-HKG rtn on MF ticket (including LHR flights KL aircraft with MF codeshare flight numbers).
In the end I decided to check-in my cabin bag on both outbound and return, since it was over MF's 5 kg limit. But looking at other passenger's carry-on I guess that rule (which I got in an MF e-mail) is ignored. In both LHR and HKG my bag was tagged to the final destinations and it arrived both times (with damage) - I fully expected it to get lost.
Online check-in on the MF website sends you to the KLM website. This allowed for seat selection on the first KL flight (LHR-AMS) for a £0 Economy Comfort seat. However, it is not possible to make the seat selection on the final flight (AMS-LHR) so you're stuck with what the system gives you (a mid-row Economy seat for me on a nearly full flight for me).
Due to a late HKG-XMN flight (about 2 hours late) I decided not to bother going to the MF hotel in the city (it was raining so I wasn't going to walk around and the park and then look for a food) and instead I went to the lounge (walk to Gate 15 and take the escaltor down a level, do a 180deg turn and it's next to Gate 51). This is a new(ish) lounge on ground level. My previous trip to XMN was in May 2018 and MF had the lounge near Gate 17 (up the escalator) but that is now for non-MF airlines. The new lounge is OK. Good points: there are 2 showers, comfy seats, it never got very full (during my 8-9 hours there were flights around China and Asia as well as LAX, MEL and my AMS flight), staff were friendly/keeping it clean/stocking up the refreshments. Not so good points: only a few tables have plug sockets for recharging devices, food options are very limited and bland. No really bad points.
Is it usual for MF to not dim the cabin lights for the entire 11.5 hr XMN 00:10 to AMS 05:30 flight? Other airlines I've been on (e.g. VN,GA,CI,KE,KL etc.) make the cabin dark for sleeping. I asked a flight attendent if they were going switch off the lights but she just looked at me blankly and took the eye mask out of the little kit. Eye masks annoy me so got a sleepless overnight flight.
In the end I decided to check-in my cabin bag on both outbound and return, since it was over MF's 5 kg limit. But looking at other passenger's carry-on I guess that rule (which I got in an MF e-mail) is ignored. In both LHR and HKG my bag was tagged to the final destinations and it arrived both times (with damage) - I fully expected it to get lost.
Online check-in on the MF website sends you to the KLM website. This allowed for seat selection on the first KL flight (LHR-AMS) for a £0 Economy Comfort seat. However, it is not possible to make the seat selection on the final flight (AMS-LHR) so you're stuck with what the system gives you (a mid-row Economy seat for me on a nearly full flight for me).
Due to a late HKG-XMN flight (about 2 hours late) I decided not to bother going to the MF hotel in the city (it was raining so I wasn't going to walk around and the park and then look for a food) and instead I went to the lounge (walk to Gate 15 and take the escaltor down a level, do a 180deg turn and it's next to Gate 51). This is a new(ish) lounge on ground level. My previous trip to XMN was in May 2018 and MF had the lounge near Gate 17 (up the escalator) but that is now for non-MF airlines. The new lounge is OK. Good points: there are 2 showers, comfy seats, it never got very full (during my 8-9 hours there were flights around China and Asia as well as LAX, MEL and my AMS flight), staff were friendly/keeping it clean/stocking up the refreshments. Not so good points: only a few tables have plug sockets for recharging devices, food options are very limited and bland. No really bad points.
Is it usual for MF to not dim the cabin lights for the entire 11.5 hr XMN 00:10 to AMS 05:30 flight? Other airlines I've been on (e.g. VN,GA,CI,KE,KL etc.) make the cabin dark for sleeping. I asked a flight attendent if they were going switch off the lights but she just looked at me blankly and took the eye mask out of the little kit. Eye masks annoy me so got a sleepless overnight flight.
May 12, 2019, 4:18 am
#35
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Zurich area
Posts: 302
Just to add a few points post LHR-AMS-XMN-HKG rtn on MF ticket (including LHR flights KL aircraft with MF codeshare flight numbers).
In the end I decided to check-in my cabin bag on both outbound and return, since it was over MF's 5 kg limit. But looking at other passenger's carry-on I guess that rule (which I got in an MF e-mail) is ignored. In both LHR and HKG my bag was tagged to the final destinations and it arrived both times (with damage) - I fully expected it to get lost.
Online check-in on the MF website sends you to the KLM website. This allowed for seat selection on the first KL flight (LHR-AMS) for a £0 Economy Comfort seat. However, it is not possible to make the seat selection on the final flight (AMS-LHR) so you're stuck with what the system gives you (a mid-row Economy seat for me on a nearly full flight for me).
Due to a late HKG-XMN flight (about 2 hours late) I decided not to bother going to the MF hotel in the city (it was raining so I wasn't going to walk around and the park and then look for a food) and instead I went to the lounge (walk to Gate 15 and take the escaltor down a level, do a 180deg turn and it's next to Gate 51). This is a new(ish) lounge on ground level. My previous trip to XMN was in May 2018 and MF had the lounge near Gate 17 (up the escalator) but that is now for non-MF airlines. The new lounge is OK. Good points: there are 2 showers, comfy seats, it never got very full (during my 8-9 hours there were flights around China and Asia as well as LAX, MEL and my AMS flight), staff were friendly/keeping it clean/stocking up the refreshments. Not so good points: only a few tables have plug sockets for recharging devices, food options are very limited and bland. No really bad points.
Is it usual for MF to not dim the cabin lights for the entire 11.5 hr XMN 00:10 to AMS 05:30 flight? Other airlines I've been on (e.g. VN,GA,CI,KE,KL etc.) make the cabin dark for sleeping. I asked a flight attendent if they were going switch off the lights but she just looked at me blankly and took the eye mask out of the little kit. Eye masks annoy me so got a sleepless overnight flight.
In the end I decided to check-in my cabin bag on both outbound and return, since it was over MF's 5 kg limit. But looking at other passenger's carry-on I guess that rule (which I got in an MF e-mail) is ignored. In both LHR and HKG my bag was tagged to the final destinations and it arrived both times (with damage) - I fully expected it to get lost.
Online check-in on the MF website sends you to the KLM website. This allowed for seat selection on the first KL flight (LHR-AMS) for a £0 Economy Comfort seat. However, it is not possible to make the seat selection on the final flight (AMS-LHR) so you're stuck with what the system gives you (a mid-row Economy seat for me on a nearly full flight for me).
Due to a late HKG-XMN flight (about 2 hours late) I decided not to bother going to the MF hotel in the city (it was raining so I wasn't going to walk around and the park and then look for a food) and instead I went to the lounge (walk to Gate 15 and take the escaltor down a level, do a 180deg turn and it's next to Gate 51). This is a new(ish) lounge on ground level. My previous trip to XMN was in May 2018 and MF had the lounge near Gate 17 (up the escalator) but that is now for non-MF airlines. The new lounge is OK. Good points: there are 2 showers, comfy seats, it never got very full (during my 8-9 hours there were flights around China and Asia as well as LAX, MEL and my AMS flight), staff were friendly/keeping it clean/stocking up the refreshments. Not so good points: only a few tables have plug sockets for recharging devices, food options are very limited and bland. No really bad points.
Is it usual for MF to not dim the cabin lights for the entire 11.5 hr XMN 00:10 to AMS 05:30 flight? Other airlines I've been on (e.g. VN,GA,CI,KE,KL etc.) make the cabin dark for sleeping. I asked a flight attendent if they were going switch off the lights but she just looked at me blankly and took the eye mask out of the little kit. Eye masks annoy me so got a sleepless overnight flight.
On my last flight from XMN to AMS cabin lights were dimmed.