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What a Lovely Airport Lounge at KLM F gates AMS
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cochinjew 1670 reviews

Leaving CDG behind and arriving at AMS schipol is like day and night. Warmth and friendliness and hospitality oozes out of the AMS crew while I was glad to leave behind the sullen AF lounge people to whom smiling is an effort
I am sitting at the AMS KLM lounge at schipol near the F gates .. the flights to NAmerica depart from the F gates and aI also remember being her on two other occasions when I flew to YVR and YYZ..
this lounge has to be one of the best in that it is very spacious and the food offered is good and this month they are featuring south american menus..
the glass of champers is not bad either

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Written Jan 12, 2012

Website: http://www.schiphol.nl

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Schiphol, from end to end
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Martin_S. 2581 reviews

Airports, usually just places to pass through, but here at Schiphol, they have created a pleasant atmosphere where you come to shop at one of several shopping areas that are included within the airport. The main bus station and train stations are attached also so getting there is usually not a problem.
One point about Schiphol as an airport, take a look at the maps, the airport is built in a huge crescent shape, the departures on the inside and the arrivals on the outside, with the shopping and lounge areas connecting it all.
There is also a function that shows the walking time between points, this is IMPORTANT because of the size, it can take 20 minutes to walk from side to side, or even more if you walk slowly. Take this into account if you arrive on one side of the airport and have a flight leaving from the other side in 30 minutes....

Written Jul 28, 2011

Website: http://www.schiphol.nl

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layover at Schiphol airport
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margaret10 1 reviews
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During your layover at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport you can easily visit Amsterdam. I booked a tour at Great Amsterdam Excursions. It was pefectly organized: they picked me at the gate and brought me back to the airport before my next flight. Instead of hanging around the airport I visited Amsterdam and had a great time.

Written Jul 12, 2011

Website: http://www.greatamsterdamexcursions.com/

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SCHIPHOL AIRPORT
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LoriPori 2773 reviews
Schiphol Airport

We flew out of Toronto's Pearson International Airport. We booked a flight on Air Transat which we have used many times over the years. For the two of us we paid $1470.52 CDN which is a very good price. We departed on a Wednesday evening and arrived at SCHIPHOL AIRPORT the following Thursday morning. As our flight to Ohrid Macedonia was not until early Friday morning, we stayed overnight at the IBIS Amsterdam Airport.
Our flight was very good - very little turbulence and even the food was pretty good - so kudos to Air Transat.
Gotta love Schiphol - it's like a small city with so much to offer - even a museum and a casino.

Written Jun 11, 2011

Website: http://www.schiphol.nl

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Schipol - changes
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Sorry, I can't altogether agree with the gentleman who stated that "I think if you were going from the furthest arrival to the furthest departure you could do it in about 30 minutes". If all you had to do was cover the ground, I'm sure that would be right. However, we found that, contrary to his experience, we had to go through passport control despite the fact that we were travelling between EU countries and weren't setting foot outside the terminal building. Why? On the outward leg, there was a long queue. On the return journey, there wasn't - luckily, as we only had about 35 minutes. However, we then had to queue for check-in, at which there 3 members of staff. One clearly didn't have a clue what she was doing and was having to be assisted by the second. Between them, they managed to process passengers at a rate of about one every 5 minutes, leaving the third woman to do all the work. The queue moved at a snail's pace and people were getting more and more frazzled. We then had to go through security, again, having already been cleared in Berlin. Again, why? We'd never been out of the terminal and our luggage was being transferred direct to our connecting flight. Surely you can't get airside in Schipol without first passing through a security check, or do they just let anyone wander in off the street? I'm sure they don't, so this, frankly, is pointless hassle when people have never left a controlled environment. We made it to the plane with about 5 minutes to spare, and this was all within the same terminal. In my view, the application of some common sense would make the transfer process considerably easier without creating any additional risk.

Updated Apr 27, 2011

Website: http://www.schiphol.nl

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Schiphol Airport
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Schiphol Airport is very big airport , they have a nice dutyfree that you can buy when going out from the airport also.
The airport is very big but still very organized.

Outside the airport you will find buses , trains , taxis.
I took a bus to the hotel - it was the fast and cheap.

Written Mar 26, 2011

Website: http://www.schiphol.nl

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From Málaga to Amsterdam
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Transavia have daily flights from Málaga to Ámsterdam Schiphol, the flight takes 2 hours and 45 minutes. They offers sándwiches, drinks, chocolates after pay an amount. As entertaiment they showed two chapters of the tv serie Friends and 2 man and a half. The staff is friendly all time.

Transavia tiene vuelos diarios desde Málaga al aeropuerto de Amsterdam Schiphol, el vuelo tarda 2 horas y 45 minutos. Durante el vuelo te ponen un capitulo de la serie Friends y otro de la serie 2 hombres y medio. Tienen un pequeño catalogo para comprar bocadillos, bebidas, chocolatinas, etc.

Written Mar 7, 2011

Website: www.transavia.com

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Taxi to/from Schiphol Airport
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jorgjensen 4 reviews

Taxi's in and around Amsterdam can be real expensive. Do as I do (and more locals) book a taxi in advance and it save's you a lot of money. Have good experience with the guys from IJburg. IJburg is the new neighborhood of Amsterdam.

Updated Nov 15, 2010

Phone: 0631 77 77 78

Website: www.ijburgtaxi.nl

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Schiphol
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Departing from Schiphol a few days ago we had a 2 hour delay and went up to the viewing area. It was great, able to see take offs and landings as well as visit the reasonably priced (for Amsterdam) Aviator restaurant.
Good place to visit if you have a wait.

Written Jul 22, 2010

Website: http://www.schiphol.nl

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Schiphol
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The airport for Amsterdam and the whole of the Netherlands - surprisingly very provincial by English standards. Dutch TV shows an advertisement with three women going shopping in the Schipol shopping centre - it must have taken them all of 40 minutes and they have clearly never been to Bluewater or Meadowhall or similar shopping centres in England. The shopping really is a disappointment - there are not many shops and for English people very expensive. The best way to kill time waiting for a flight is to watch planes depart and arrive from the viewing area or go for a meal - there is a good choice of places to eat.
VT member pieter_jan_v has a very good Schipol section on his Amsterdam pages and perhaps I missed something but writing honestly I do not think this large airport has shopping that matches the hype that surrounds it and it is also quite basic in design. However the staff are helpful and friendly and it is easy to find your way around. Trains stops underneath the airport and there seems to be adequate parking.

Updated Jan 9, 2010

Website: http://www.schiphol.nl

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