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BKK - AMS €599 3 seats available, didn’t...
BKK - AMS €599
3 seats available, didn’t take it as it is a day flight
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KLM Flying Dutchman
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Mess in Amsterdam today
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Oct 11, 19, 11:52 am
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Didn’t look like staff. In my row of 6 (row 6 in...
Didn’t look like staff. In my row of 6 (row 6 in which all seats were available when I checked in) I was the only Dutchie.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Oct 10, 19, 4:29 am
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And it looked like they sold all 8.
And it looked like they sold all 8.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Oct 8, 19, 4:02 pm
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CPT - AMS €579 8 seats available, took one.
CPT - AMS €579
8 seats available, took one.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Apr 11, 19, 3:47 am
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AMS - DRS yesterday €59. No thanks.
AMS - DRS yesterday €59. No thanks.
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I travel mornings, afternoons, evenings, to...
I travel mornings, afternoons, evenings, to Schengen and non-Schengen, fully dressed and with carry-ons. The last couple of years I normally breeze through in 5 minutes or less - one time there was a...
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Mar 23, 19, 5:34 pm
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Not my experience at all. I am usually through in...
Not my experience at all. I am usually through in less than 5 minutes (even when traveling economy) with zero problems at the security checkpoint.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Mar 23, 19, 5:27 pm
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Crossing Schengen to non-Schengen at AMS
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The only problem you may have is that the...
The only problem you may have is that the automated gates are not always in use. In which case you need to present your passport to a border control officer who may ask to see a boarding pass for a...
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Jan 14, 19, 1:25 pm
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We had a Y to C upgrade offer for a group of four...
We had a Y to C upgrade offer for a group of four (one booking) AMS to EZE in November last year.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Nov 21, 18, 8:57 am
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AMS - EZE tomorrow. €530. Took it.
AMS - EZE tomorrow. €530. Took it.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Oct 7, 18, 4:12 pm
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KLM “Light” fares destinations
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The one I booked is late December - mid January.
The one I booked is late December - mid January.
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Oct 7, 18, 12:24 pm
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KLM “Light” fares destinations
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KLM “Light” fares destinations
I just booked a KLM ticket for a friend (who is FB explorer) Amsterdam to Guayaquil and was surprised I was offered a “light” fare NOT including checked luggage. I knew European, North African and...
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KLM Flying Dutchman
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Koninklijke Marechaussee Prefer to Turn off Automated Passport Gates
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On departure, Americans, Japanese, Australians,...
On departure, Americans, Japanese, Australians, Canadians, Kiwis, Singaporeans, HK passport holders and one or two other nationalities can also use the automated gates and an officer is needed to...
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Apr 6, 18, 9:21 pm
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Got the extra miles for the €499 that I paid. ...
Got the extra miles for the €499 that I paid.
And got 12 experience points - a bit disappointed as before I always got the business class miles that counted towards status levels.
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Apr 3, 18, 7:59 am
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AMS - KUL tomorrow €499. Took it.
AMS - KUL tomorrow €499.
Took it.
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Feb 19, 18, 3:14 am
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“Almost no chance”, “minuscule chance” is simply...
“Almost no chance”, “minuscule chance” is simply not true.
If we did this connection on 100 different days I am willing to bet that the passenger would make it on something like 75 days.
Would I...
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“Absolutely no chance” is not true. Most of my...
“Absolutely no chance” is not true.
Most of my non-Schengen flights (with checked luggage) I am out of customs between 30 and 45 minutes after docking at the gate. This would give the OP between 65...
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Dec 27, 17, 5:03 am
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My last two paid upgrades to business class at...
My last two paid upgrades to business class at OLCI (AMS - LIM and BKK - AMS) I received the business class miles.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Dec 17, 17, 1:31 am
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Mess in Amsterdam today
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Not so strange. They may have missed their target...
Not so strange. They may have missed their target a few times - for all we know, the man was “dancing” wildly in front of the officers, and they targeted his leg.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Dec 15, 17, 4:30 pm
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Mess in Amsterdam today
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30 minutes later everything was back to normal. ...
30 minutes later everything was back to normal.
Some “confused person” with a knife threatened KMar officers and was shot in the leg.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Dec 10, 17, 8:27 pm
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BKK-AMS €399 Took it.
BKK-AMS €399
Took it.
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Oct 5, 17, 6:59 am
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Many long-haul flights are delayed too. I am...
Many long-haul flights are delayed too. I am currently on KL743 to Lima (by the way, on KL's latest 777 "Grand Canyon National Park" which is a week old) which will be delayed ~2 hours for no good...
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KLM Flying Dutchman
Oct 3, 17, 11:56 pm
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AMS - LIM €379. Took it.
AMS - LIM €379. Took it.
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Mar 19, 17, 7:02 am
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Amsterdam in April
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Everything is open on Good Friday. Only some...
Everything is open on Good Friday. Only some workers (I believe government and banks) get a day off. Traffic will be busy as many people take a four-day weekend (Good Friday-Easter Monday) to go...
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