How much do you spend getting to A'dam?

[Kingdoc]

Easyjet were funny buggers round my booking time. They stated a cheapest price citing you'll get a refund off your next flight if it drops. Kind of gives the impression it wont go cheaper at all!. A discount off a future flight is worthless when my passport runs out in august with no chance of a new 1 this year. They drop the price no money to book. They up it and then have to book. Goes up again, glad I booked. Then a sale making the flights cheaper than launch week prices.

So were KLM mate,OMG i will speak about it after ive eaten,KD.

[Kingdoc]

So yea KLM,Once better than it is today i think so! for a start there customer claims dept is an utter joke,I spent about 2 hours one afternoon trying to sort out my airmiles & insurance claim form,I got the run around with like 4-5 phone numbers & general dis-interest from them & cedex in france,I did got my claim form however after like 8 weeks of waiting & the dates were WRONG! so i am waiting on it all over again as without it i cant claim 30 quid i think it was ,& as for my airmiles i am starting to worry now! i done everything they asked & even kept the recept & here we are after like 9 weeks with nothing to show! the worst thing of it all for me is i got NO meal voucher or phone card from them while i was stranded! everyone but me it seemed,I wouldnt have know at all if it wasnt for some woman asking "well at least you have your vouchers" voucher what vouchers?,& by the time i did get them it was time to check in so no food or phone call! i can handle being stranded but when you have people giving out no info what so ever its hard to know what to do or where you should go ,To tell you the truth i am gona go with easyjet now if i can help it as KLM have gone downhill! they are not even that cheap now,Ive used them on the last 5 trips & only untill like a year or 2 ago they were superb + the price difference compaired to easyjet wasnt all that big at all,& they gave me the times i wanted! but now after all the bs with my claims/vouchers/rude airport staff & late flights (or not running at all) i am pissed off with them,Ive been a flying blue member for like 2 years now & if they can treat so called "members" like that well maybe i am better off with cattle class,I can safely say i am gona get my debit card activated so i can book for myself! you would think if you paid them a little bit extra it would cut out all the crap that goes with a holiday sometimes but no not with them these days,KD.

[Uncle Ron]

Adding to Kingdoc, most legacy carriers have gone downhill. It's no longer about the passenger, it's about the bottom line. Sure one could argue that it's always been about the bottom line, but not like this, like removing meals (from economy class), snacks (from economy class), and some beverage services (from economy class).
There are times when I support the theory(?) that airlines complicated certain services to discourage people from using them, such as claims. Again, the bottom line is what takes preference. Sucks when an industry has the public at large by the balls, unless one is wealthy, and let's be honest, much if not all of this is moot. The hint is in the parentheses.
Another tidbit is how airlines are doing their best to increase cargo capacity, and premium seating as well. Passenger airlines make more money hauling cargo than (economy) passengers. A few years ago an airline analyst explained that passenger airlines would remain profitable with only having to service their (premium) customers and increase cargo capacity. So, how did the airlines respond - increased cargo capacity and a new class of passenger service, premium economy or economy plus. A considerable markup in price for what basically amounts to 1-2 inches of seat width and 2-4 inches of pitch. The difference in the markup versus the 4-6 seats lost still makes it profitable. Look for more airlines to decrease "cheap" economy seating and instituting the new "premium economy" or "economy plus".

Happy flying(?)...

[Kingdoc]

Adding to Kingdoc, most legacy carriers have gone downhill. It's no longer about the passenger, it's about the bottom line. Sure one could argue that it's always been about the bottom line, but not like this, like removing meals (from economy class), snacks (from economy class), and some beverage services (from economy class).
There are times when I support the theory(?) that airlines complicated certain services to discourage people from using them, such as claims. Again, the bottom line is what takes preference. Sucks when an industry has the public at large by the balls, unless one is wealthy, and let's be honest, much if not all of this is moot. The hint is in the parentheses.
Another tidbit is how airlines are doing their best to increase cargo capacity, and premium seating as well. Passenger airlines make more money hauling cargo than (economy) passengers. A few years ago an airline analyst explained that passenger airlines would remain profitable with only having to service their (premium) customers and increase cargo capacity. So, how did the airlines respond - increased cargo capacity and a new class of passenger service, premium economy or economy plus. A considerable markup in price for what basically amounts to 1-2 inches of seat width and 2-4 inches of pitch. The difference in the markup versus the 4-6 seats lost still makes it profitable. Look for more airlines to decrease "cheap" economy seating and instituting the new "premium economy" or "economy plus".

Happy flying(?)...

I know the shareholder comes before the customer ron,We come last as it happens ,& yea! a 15 inch by 20 inches seat isnt called "cattle class" for nothing here mate! some even charge you for a piss ,Lol someone made me laugh the other day there when they said 1 groot of beer is 5 euros & 100 mills of piss is 50 cents in the nederlands ,Ah well i guess you had to be there,Just an afterthought ron! we used to get sandwiches on KLM now its just a small bag of doritos or the like! anyways thanks for the reply man,KD .

[somethingclever]

$650 ORD to AMS

That's a good price, when are you going?

Peace,
Balou

April 7-12. Booked in January.

[Adamster]

698$ wit KLM mid summer but..now its oveer 1200$...got ticket 10months ahead of time

[Kermit]

£80 notes this trip, not bad considering the trip is only 3 weeks away, hurts alot less than my daily weed bill when there though.

[Kingdoc]

£80 notes this trip, not bad considering the trip is only 3 weeks away, hurts alot less than my daily weed bill when there though.

You guys are lucky as you can get BMI baby/BA/Easyjet/KLM & even Transavia down there,Its only KLM & Easyjet up here! good price thius late on thou kerm,KD.

[bigs]

late notice has fucked me this trip, 125 easyjet or 160 my local ba airport

[matty223]

lol wow i paid $864.14 usd, for my trip in May , i did buy them like two weeks ago

[hickeydermot]

A question for the Canadian members

how much does it cost for a flight to Adam from Canada on average staying a week or so

[Taylor]

Cost me £52 return via overnight coach. That's everything included along with tax, vat, baggage and extra charges. It's not bad, cas when you wake up your there!!

[Cisco]

^^ now that is hardcore travelling try the same wi the added trip to and from Edinburgh had to do the coach trip thing last April when the event that shall not be named happened I was not missing my few days in Mokum tbh don't think I would do it if there were flights on cause you can get a flight for £50ish if you book at the right time ! A few hours door to door or 12hrs on a coach !?

[sylersky]

£103 with baggage, taxes etc...

[Mr Posh]

My cheapest was £38 return (bmi baby, East Midlands), dearest about £400, Porsche 911 GT3RS. Drove from Lincolnshire to Dover, ferry to Calais then up to `dam for 2 days then on to Nurbergring for a damned good thrashing (of the Porsche). Before anyone gives me shit about the Porsche you can sod off, it was proper fun, one of the best bits was hitting the limiter on the autobarn (155 mph ) it feels so much faster on a public road. If any of you ever get a chance of such a drive in a car like that, take it, you`ll never forget it.