Amsterdam Airport at a Standstill

allan harper said:
Can't speak for anyone else but I'd still use another airline, I enjoy doing my own trips. Fly at my chosen day and time and return whenever I decide.

You call it a ball ache, I say it makes a better trip. Landing in another country, can't speak the language. No one has a clue where to go, all adds to the adventure for me and my mates.

That's why we've never used Spike but understand why some fans do.
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Fair play to you pal. Each to their own.
 
allan harper said:
Can't speak for anyone else but I'd still use another airline, I enjoy doing my own trips. Fly at my chosen day and time and return whenever I decide.

You call it a ball ache, I say it makes a better trip. Landing in another country, can't speak the language. No one has a clue where to go, all adds to the adventure for me and my mates.

That's why we've never used Spike but understand why some fans do.
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Same for me really, I've done a few day trips in the past but they can be a bit knackering, especially if you're working next day. I prefer to try and make a mini-break out of it when I can afford it.
 
allan harper said:
Can't speak for anyone else but I'd still use another airline, I enjoy doing my own trips. Fly at my chosen day and time and return whenever I decide.

You call it a ball ache, I say it makes a better trip. Landing in another country, can't speak the language. No one has a clue where to go, all adds to the adventure for me and my mates.

That's why we've never used Spike but understand why some fans do.
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Couldn't agree more. Part of the trip.

What's the point flying somewhere going straight to an Irish bar, see City play and go straight home?

For the same price (or less) you get an actual holiday.

I've flown twice on an organised trip. Once to Schalke which was my first but they made us miss the kick off and then Real Madrid semi final because I had no holidays. That's the only reason I'd do them again (and it's unlikely I'll leave myself short again), but you pay the price for convenience.
 
cptaidan88 said:
Couldn't agree more. Part of the trip.

What's the point flying somewhere going straight to an Irish bar, see City play and go straight home?

For the same price (or less) you get an actual holiday.

I've flown twice on an organised trip. Once to Schalke which was my first but they made us miss the kick off and then Real Madrid semi final because I had no holidays. That's the only reason I'd do them again (and it's unlikely I'll leave myself short again), but you pay the price for convenience.
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Done both, both have their advantages. However the spike day trip to Barcelona nearly killed me drinking all day then flying back to manc arrive 3 in morning no cabs , work next day. Took me a week to recover!!!!
 
Could go tonight due to work! Arrrgh!

But I always make a city break of my CL away trips.

I just can't do the fly in, watch the match, and fly out trip.

Nothing enjoyable in that.
 
I was one of the ones at Luton on the 12.45. Got all the way through security before getting a text to say the flight was cancelled. Couldn't find another way of getting to Rotterdam so turned round (ended up spending 27 quid to park in long term for two hours) and headed back to Manchester where I watched it in the Beehive in Prestwich.
 
Bluecoll said:
I was one of the ones at Luton on the 12.45. Got all the way through security before getting a text to say the flight was cancelled. Couldn't find another way of getting to Rotterdam so turned round (ended up spending 27 quid to park in long term for two hours) and headed back to Manchester where I watched it in the Beehive in Prestwich.
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We were the same in departures and got the text. I've applied for the refund but don't expect to get any compo for match tickets,parking and diesel. How about you?
 
Bluecoll said:
I was one of the ones at Luton on the 12.45. Got all the way through security before getting a text to say the flight was cancelled. Couldn't find another way of getting to Rotterdam so turned round (ended up spending 27 quid to park in long term for two hours) and headed back to Manchester where I watched it in the Beehive in Prestwich.
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Are you sure you were at Luton Airport mate?...cos the err Beehive is in Whitefield.....
 
Saddleworthblue said:
We were the same in departures and got the text. I've applied for the refund but don't expect to get any compo for match tickets,parking and diesel. How about you?
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Pretty much in the same boat. I'm going to write to the club about the match ticket, I don't expect anything but you have to cover all bases.
 
I've heard about a lot of flights being delayed but apart from the 12.45 from Luton did anyone else have a flight cancelled?
 
We were originally on the 9am with KLM, which was cancelled the day before on Tuesday at around 4pm. They moved us to the 11:10am, which was then cancelled at 8am on Wednesday morning. At this point, we wanted to go on the 1:30pm KLM one, but this was apparently booked up. So they put us on the 11:10am FlyBe flight - a quick scramble to the airport and it looked as if we were sorted.

....But no! We boarded the FlyBe plane, which was absolutely tiny, only to be told that there had been a communication error and we couldn't leave Manchester Airport until 3pm. Nightmare so far, and landing into Schiphol at that time left it tight for the game somewhat. We atlas managed to jib in the Escape Lounge, which passed the time.

In the end, we managed to take off a tad earlier at around 2:40pm. Glad we made the effort in the end to watch that game! Thought it was poor by KLM to just outright cancel flights that early, whilst others were just delayed. Even more so, with the one done the day before.
 
Would be a decent gesture from City if they refunded tickets for those fans that didn't get there due to the weather.
 
Lesson learnt this week.

Having moaned about never having enough points ( we have got 5000 ish) to get champs league aways I felt I had to buy Feyenoord tickets when I could. Tickets secured I thought I'd save myself any hassle and book with the Thomas Cook day trip. £299 x 2 but sod it. Then the fun started- they bumped us off flight in Friday. So I had to get off my arse and sort out the trip myself. Ended up with Manc to Charleroi flights, hire car for 90 mile drive to Rotterdam and ibis hotel. All worked out great and as opposed to £598 total for two it came out at;

Flights £120,Car £50,Fuel £35,Hotel £60 =£265 total. Less than half the cost and no hassle really.

Lesson learnt. Lazy B******s get ripped off!
 
dprp said:
Lesson learnt this week.

Having moaned about never having enough points ( we have got 5000 ish) to get champs league aways I felt I had to buy Feyenoord tickets when I could. Tickets secured I thought I'd save myself any hassle and book with the Thomas Cook day trip. £299 x 2 but sod it. Then the fun started- they bumped us off flight in Friday. So I had to get off my arse and sort out the trip myself. Ended up with Manc to Charleroi flights, hire car for 90 mile drive to Rotterdam and ibis hotel. All worked out great and as opposed to £598 total for two it came out at;

Flights £120,Car £50,Fuel £35,Hotel £60 =£265 total. Less than half the cost and no hassle really.

Lesson learnt. Lazy B******s get ripped off!
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Only used to live a stones from that airport. Get a European away when living there for 3 years? No!!
 
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