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It's a mess out there. Barcelona/Frankfurt/Munich are still solid options for connections into Europe but Amsterdam/Dublin/London/Paris are not great. A friend

It's a mess out there. Barcelona/Frankfurt/Munich are still solid options for connections into Europe but Amsterdam/Dublin/London/Paris are not great. A friend of mine had to fight to get his bag in Dublin. His AirTags showed that his bag was in the baggage claim area and led him to a room where they were storing bags. He pointed it out and said, "that's mine" but was told he couldn't get it. After quite a bit of arguing he finally just walked over and took it.

WildGreenLeave 4y ago
I flew from AMS to SFO on the 24th of June, I flew back to Schiphol today (12th of juli) and to be honest. It was a breeze. Didn't have to wait for my luggage when picking it up. Dropping it off was a bit of a hassle but all in all it took me 1.5 hours. I had longer waits at Schiphol pre and during covid to be honest. Of course this is just N = 2, so YMMV. But for me, I have the feeling that Schiphol is doing quite well with the amount of people. Edit; I have to admit that on the way back I spent 15 minutes talking to the pilots and admiring the cockpit. That is probably the reason why I didn't have to wait. But even if you include those 15 minutes it really isn't much.
- pdx_flyer 4y ago
  Glad it was smooth for you. Are they still doing the line down the outside of the terminal to check people in or have the reduction in flights kept that from being needed?
- dalyons 4y ago
  no not at all, you just got lucky. ~5hr security waits are common at the moment (departing Schiphol, happened to a few different friends recently). 3 airlines have moved away from the airport entirely: https://simpleflying.com/airlines-move-out-amsterdam-schipol/ https://simpleflying.com/airlines-move-out-amsterdam-schipol... . Icelandair is sending its own baggage handlers on flights inbound: https://simpleflying.com/icelandair-amsterdam-flights-carry-baggage-handlers/ https://simpleflying.com/icelandair-amsterdam-flights-carry-...
Dma54rhs 4y ago
Frankfurt is absolute warzone and worst of them all, avoid it at any cost this summer. A week ago there were more heavily armed police telling people to leave the airport and find a hotel than workers.
- TillE 4y ago
  Yeah my experiences at Frankfurt have been poor. And it's a psychotic German cop thing that basically any kind of "special" deployment means they're all toting submachine guns, even if there's zero notion of an increased threat of violence. A deeply bizarre practice.
- pdx_flyer 4y ago
  Interesting, my trip through there a few weeks ago was smooth and the crowds were minimal (US to Europe connecting in FRA).
  - Dma54rhs 4y ago
    You might have been lucky, Frankfurt is now second worse this summer in Europe (68% delayed, 7.8% canceled). Heathrow doesn't make it top the negative top10 for comparison.

WildGreenLeave 4y ago

I flew from AMS to SFO on the 24th of June, I flew back to Schiphol today (12th of juli) and to be honest. It was a breeze. Didn't have to wait for my luggage when picking it up. Dropping it off was a bit of a hassle but all in all it took me 1.5 hours. I had longer waits at Schiphol pre and during covid to be honest. Of course this is just N = 2, so YMMV. But for me, I have the feeling that Schiphol is doing quite well with the amount of people. Edit; I have to admit that on the way back I spent 15 minutes talking to the pilots and admiring the cockpit. That is probably the reason why I didn't have to wait. But even if you include those 15 minutes it really isn't much.

pdx_flyer 4y ago
Glad it was smooth for you. Are they still doing the line down the outside of the terminal to check people in or have the reduction in flights kept that from being needed?
dalyons 4y ago
no not at all, you just got lucky. ~5hr security waits are common at the moment (departing Schiphol, happened to a few different friends recently). 3 airlines have moved away from the airport entirely: https://simpleflying.com/airlines-move-out-amsterdam-schipol/ https://simpleflying.com/airlines-move-out-amsterdam-schipol... . Icelandair is sending its own baggage handlers on flights inbound: https://simpleflying.com/icelandair-amsterdam-flights-carry-baggage-handlers/ https://simpleflying.com/icelandair-amsterdam-flights-carry-...

Dma54rhs 4y ago

Frankfurt is absolute warzone and worst of them all, avoid it at any cost this summer. A week ago there were more heavily armed police telling people to leave the airport and find a hotel than workers.

TillE 4y ago
Yeah my experiences at Frankfurt have been poor. And it's a psychotic German cop thing that basically any kind of "special" deployment means they're all toting submachine guns, even if there's zero notion of an increased threat of violence. A deeply bizarre practice.
pdx_flyer 4y ago
Interesting, my trip through there a few weeks ago was smooth and the crowds were minimal (US to Europe connecting in FRA).
- Dma54rhs 4y ago
  You might have been lucky, Frankfurt is now second worse this summer in Europe (68% delayed, 7.8% canceled). Heathrow doesn't make it top the negative top10 for comparison.