AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 20 Posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 3431 times:
I'm looking at going to Spain this November and will possibly be flying KLM from JFK on KL642 (777-200) and then onto MAD.
Coming back I have the option of flying KL643 on the 747-400 or I can spend the night at AMS and then fly out the next morning on a Northwest A330-300 to EWR.
A plus of flying out on the Northwest A330-300 is that I can spend an extra day in Madrid. A plus of flying on the 747-400 is that well, it's a 747-400!
Which would you choose?
I have flown KLM 8 times and know their service well, curious about Northwest's service.
Rogerbcn From Spain, joined Sep 2006, 636 posts, RR: 11 Reply 4, posted (3 years 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 3413 times:
Hi AlitaliaMD11!
Staying overnight in AMS can be easily solved (just depending in your budget . There's a hotel you can access from the gate area in the Holland Boulevard where all the intercontinental flights arrive, just above the Holland Casino and the Museum (two other options where to spend the night
They have also a shower service there you can use!
I think AMS is a great airport, it has not the tremendous amount of people at LHR or FRA and it is better serviced. They have lost my bags twice though, but they were delivered home right after.
Enjoy your trip!
Roger
"Travelling is living" H.C. Andersen / 13.02.10 BCN-MAD-ZRH-TXL
Cheap hotels close to the airport: IBIS and ETAP. Both hotels have a free airport-to-hotel shuttle service. Upscale hotels: Sheraton and Hilton, both in walking distance of the arrival hall.
If you don't want to leave the terminal, you can go to the Mercure hotel between the E and F gates. Rooms can be booked for 8hrs only, make sure you reserve in advance, they only have a limited number of rooms and it's usually full.
There are plenty more hotels in and around the airport, for more information you can also contact the Holland Information desk in arrival hall 2. They can assist you making a reservation when you arrive.
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