SV: ROM - CGK 1.15k eur BIZ (I)
Mar 3, 2017, 8:38 am
#16
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hilton Honors Diamond, IHG Diamond, Marriott Tit, Accor Plat
Posts: 247
Visa required, except for Holders of onward tickets for a max.transit time of 12 hours. Only one transit stop-over in Saudi Arabia is permitted.
Basically, it's impossible to leave the airport and you just stay in the lounge. You can't even go to the other terminal. But the lounge is okay with wifi and perfectly acceptable refreshments (no pork or alcohol of course, although they do have Budweiser non-alcoholic beer). Boarding is via bus and can be a bit chaotic to say the least.
Mar 5, 2017, 3:02 am
#18
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 1,630
Mar 5, 2017, 3:25 am
#19
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: NUE
Programs: *G (TK elite+), OW sapphire (QR), ST elite plus (AF). LA black
Posts: 3,709
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...a-bad-service/
Mar 5, 2017, 6:10 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 43
lucky had posted a review - I hope that he had come across a bad crew and that service is not always that miserable ..
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...a-bad-service/
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...a-bad-service/
Mar 5, 2017, 6:29 am
#21
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: TPE
Programs: TK E+
Posts: 128
Service was OK, they tried to meet your needs/requests. Good food.
I'd read Lucky's review beforehand, so their service actually beat my expectations.
The officials at JED were very, very rude, however.
Mar 11, 2017, 9:35 am
#23
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: The Netherlands
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum
Posts: 6
Please be aware of last minute equipment swaps. I just return from my same-day return.
SV227 (Riyadh - Madrid with technical stop in Jeddah) was supposed to be operated by their B789.
It was till Jeddah, but despite the same flight number, I had to change planes at Jeddah.
From a B789 to B77L...
I had 6 flights with them. Food is excellent, but the service is so inconsistent. Sometimes you only get one glass of water during the meal.
Another time they even refill it. And if you are lucky, you can request other drinks like orange juice during the meal as well.
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SV227 (Riyadh - Madrid with technical stop in Jeddah) was supposed to be operated by their B789.
It was till Jeddah, but despite the same flight number, I had to change planes at Jeddah.
From a B789 to B77L...
I had 6 flights with them. Food is excellent, but the service is so inconsistent. Sometimes you only get one glass of water during the meal.
Another time they even refill it. And if you are lucky, you can request other drinks like orange juice during the meal as well.
From this to...
To..
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Mar 11, 2017, 6:35 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: Flying Blue, Diamond Club
Posts: 783
@smartflyerNL
Lol, what a brutal changeover especially for the longest part!
At least you did not get any delay!
just booked a mxp-jed-cgk for 475 eur for next June, I would like to bring some gifts (Serrano cured ham and a bottle of rum) to friends. So basically can I put those items in the hold bag or will I be arrested and jailed?
Lol, what a brutal changeover especially for the longest part!
At least you did not get any delay!
just booked a mxp-jed-cgk for 475 eur for next June, I would like to bring some gifts (Serrano cured ham and a bottle of rum) to friends. So basically can I put those items in the hold bag or will I be arrested and jailed?
Mar 12, 2017, 5:46 am
#25
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: The Netherlands
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum
Posts: 6
Flight was delayed by over an hour. I had to run at Madrid to catch my LATAM flight to Frankfurt.
Mar 21, 2017, 1:14 am
#27
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Sweden
Posts: 2,044