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westpointmom Oct 22nd, 2010 07:10 PM

Information changing planes in Amsterdam
 
Current information needed. I will be changing planes in Amsterdam. Dallas to Frankfurt. Us citizen. I will be connecting with KLM citihopper to Frankfurt. My connecting time is short, will I have to retrieve my luggage and recheck in Amsterdam?

spaarne Oct 22nd, 2010 07:26 PM

Book your luggage through to Frankfurt.

Franto Oct 22nd, 2010 07:44 PM

Concur with spaarne. AMS is a very convenient airport to connect. Just make sure your bags are checked to FRA.

xyz123 Oct 22nd, 2010 07:46 PM

No if you're luggage is checked through; however although it shouldn't be a big deal, you will go through passport control at Amsterdam as that is your entry point into a Schengen country...upon arrival in Frankfurt, no passport control.

hetismij Oct 23rd, 2010 12:54 AM

As they say you should be able to check your luggage through, but will go through passport control at Ams. There can be a queue for passport control but it shouldn't be too bad.
Assuming it is all on one ticket you will have a legal transfer time which means it is possible to do the transfer in theory at least.

Amsterdam is in the Netherlands btw not Belgium ;).

zeppole Oct 23rd, 2010 02:05 AM

I don't know what you consider a short connection time, but if you are worried about making your connection when you actually land, ask for help. I have seen passengers being brought to the head of the queue for passport control by airline or airport staff.

westpointmom Oct 23rd, 2010 02:08 AM

Thank you for your replies. The more informations I have gives me peace of mind.

tom18 Oct 23rd, 2010 05:30 AM

I flew into Amsterdam from the US on Oct. 4 and we zipped through Passport Control in no time. But I concur with Zeppole - if time is short, ask for help. Everybody in Amsterdam is very nice and virtually all of them speak English.

spaarne Oct 23rd, 2010 01:05 PM

My last transfer in AMS was scheduled at a little over an hour. That would have been plenty of time except that my flight from London was nearly an hour late. It was a panic buying my Dutch cigars and genever in duty free.


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