KLM

[curly 0]

Going to Manila/Angeles and KLM has by far the best connection for me. I have however read several bad reviews about the airline recently.

 

Is it so bad that is is worth to have a four hours more of travel time on another airline?

 

Opinions welcome

 

Thanks

 

Curly

[ferocious 1]

i flew economy 9 month ago , man-ams-bkk and they were shite .. ! only got 2 beers , legroom was shite , cabin crew had attitude ! will not fly them again & i vowed never too fly economy long haul again

[farman 11]

Never flown KLM,

 

I wanted to fly KLM from my local airport(NORWICH) on the 28th december and the cheapest return flight i could find was £1000(economy)

 

Im booked with etihad flying from gatwick on 28th december and its cost me just £375 return

 

No reason why i would choose KLM at that price, the difference in price could almost get me 2 return flights next year in low season.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2005 by farman

[pattayaman 8]

i flew klm in june and must agree airline was crap

tvs were suspended from the roof above aisle

im 6 foot 3 tall so there was no legroom at all

when i asked for a coke they opened a can fiiied the glass then put the can back in the bar trolley

meals were shite too

cost was £560

going by emirates in 11 days

great airline and only £479

go figure

 

 

steve

[jambo 0]

I flew KLM once Edb/Ams/Bkk.

 

It was the most uncomfortable flight I have ever experienced in my life.

The plane was old and the seats were knackered - like sitting on a plank of wood for 11 hours!

[gs joe 1,776]

Agree with Jambo ,

 

Done Abd /Amd / bkk

looking at a flight for Nov ,

and they are the cheeper by £200 than the rest so far .

will keep looking ,

Joe

Edited September 14, 2005 by gs joe

[ttk 236]

I wind up on KLM from AMS-BAH. The attitude of almost everyone in AMS is "NOT POSSIBLE".

On the plane, they seem to be the most unfriendly flight attnedents anywhere.

[spacebass 0]

Take a sleeping pill and suffer it, in the end better than hanging about in airports for 4 hours, just done it Bkk-BAH-LHR no good.

[curly 0]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

Since I am a sleeping pill kind of guy and only 5'6 I will risk it.

 

If they are still in business on my departure date......................

 

Curly

[rawlins 0]

I've flown KLM the last few times. Seemed to be the best one for getting where I need to in the UK. I've been lucky and managed to get a legroom seat every time. It seems that they have not bothered modernising the cabins for the BKK routes.....

 

Wasn't the worst flight I've been on though (internal American flights top my 'worst' list). Knock yourself out with a few wines and a sleeping pill and wake up refreshed the next day in BKK.

[som nam na 0]

Not tried a sleeping pill on a flight before ...which type is best?

[monkeyspanker 0]

i flew economy 9 month ago , man-ams-bkk and they were shite .. ! only got 2 beers , legroom was shite , cabin crew had attitude ! will not fly them again & i vowed never too fly economy long haul again

couldnt have said it better myself

worst still i was going to taiwan on business but my case thought it would be fun to go somewhere else

[farman 11]

Not tried a sleeping pill on a flight before ...which type is best?

temazepam

a.k.a

(Tems, Temazzies, Eggs, Green Eggs, Jellies, Norries, Rugby balls.)

 

I find these very good.

 

Edited September 18, 2005 by farman

[moby69 6]

Hi Guys,

 

Have had problems with KLM on the AMS - BKK route, poor service, food etc.. but then flew with them to Japan AMS -NKA on the new 777b and was very impresed :-) go figure

 

Be Nice

 

Moby69

[massagelondon 0]

I was flying twice with them this year London - Bangkok. As their flight continues to Taiwan - the flight is always uncomfortably packed, no place to stretch.

 

I don't mind anything - but they allow only 5kg hand luggage which is a pain if you are planning to do a shopping spree in Bangkok airport duty free shops. They wanted me to leave all my goods at the airport - and only when I demanded a next day flight they took my larger luggage undercarrage.

 

I find that Lufthansa has cheap flights from the UK is October and November (with a stopover in Frankfurt)

Edited September 25, 2005 by massagelondon

[gs joe 1,776]

I know I have slaged them ,

But at the price , I have booked them for a November trip .

I will take Spacebass & Rawlins advice ( and stop being a wuss)

Joe