Reply to: Eurostar sets a new record!

[oracleslave]

for the entire 48 hours??

You could have had a field day over the 10 hours!

[Spacecadet]

was on Eurostar over the weekend, bloody great.

TM

for the entire 48 hours??

[themistry]

was on Eurostar over the weekend, bloody great.

TM

[Sysman]

Back from NY on Friday, fretting having to line up at immigration for a couple hours as it was after 830pm and the business class lane was closed!

BUT low and behold, there was no one in the "other passports" queue, while a million poms stood quietly in their lane waiting for the single immigration officer to deal with them!

Lo and behold.

But seriously, I've never had a problem jumping to the other lane

[The Lone Gunman]

It seems to be all you read about these days. Stuck on a eurostar for hours, stuck at T5 for a couple of days, and that bloke hanging around Paddington for nearly a week....... I ask yer.

[ASB]

The trouble with Schipol is that they may check you in in a couple of seconds (I wouldn't know I always check in online) but the security scanning is done at the gate. I've been at the end of a line of 75-100 people waiting for this and there's no business fast track.

I *think* it depends on routing and whether you are Schengen - Non Schengen.

If I transit AMS to somewhere in euro land then it's a zone switch and there is all that messing about in between - but nothing at the gate. When transitting for Montreal or SVO it was never really an issue - but yes the scanner at the gate could be a pain.

[Spacecadet]

The trouble with Schipol is that they may check you in in a couple of seconds (I wouldn't know I always check in online) but the security scanning is done at the gate. I've been at the end of a line of 75-100 people waiting for this and there's no business fast track.

you need to work on your timing

I generally aim to get there when the queue is almost done, so about 5-10 people waiting.

At least you aren't having to queue with all the other flights at the same time like in the UK airports

[Moscow Mule]

Perfect example of this is Airports...
got to Heathrow and there are huge checking in queues everywhere, go to Schiphol and you'll be checked in within minutes.

The trouble with Schipol is that they may check you in in a couple of seconds (I wouldn't know I always check in online) but the security scanning is done at the gate. I've been at the end of a line of 75-100 people waiting for this and there's no business fast track.

[Xenophon]

Back from NY on Friday, fretting having to line up at immigration for a couple hours as it was after 830pm and the business class lane was closed!

BUT low and behold, there was no one in the "other passports" queue, while a million poms stood quietly in their lane waiting for the single immigration officer to deal with them!

Mailman

If I had my way you foreigners would be 'sheep-dipped' on the way into the country.

Baa.

[Mailman]

Back from NY on Friday, fretting having to line up at immigration for a couple hours as it was after 830pm and the business class lane was closed!

BUT low and behold, there was no one in the "other passports" queue, while a million poms stood quietly in their lane waiting for the single immigration officer to deal with them!

Mailman

[expat]

Perfect example of this is Airports...
go to Heathrow

never again if I can help it

[Spacecadet]

In France, any nonsense and they will start a riot and torch something - in this country we just tut a bit and write a letter to the times...

Perfect example of this is Airports...
got to Heathrow and there are huge checking in queues everywhere, go to Schiphol and you'll be checked in within minutes.
I've never seen an international aiport (including Chennai in India) run as badly as a UK airport, no other nation on the planet would put up with the crap that we do, especially when they've paid for a service

[BrilloPad]

You are so right. I was on a Eurostar from Brussels to London. The train was delayed five hours making the journey time of about seven. Cafeteria was closed and not even drinking water available. On arrival in London not only the Eurostar office was closed but also it was too late in the evening/early morning to catch onward connections. No compensation what so ever from Eurostar.

So proves it is not a Eurostar difference - just difference in the way French/English work?

In France, any nonsense and they will start a riot and torch something - in this country we just tut a bit and write a letter to the times...

[TheRefactornator]

You are so right. I was on a Eurostar from Brussels to London.

woop woop MEP alert

[Paddy]

"When the Eurostar finally pulled into the station at around 9:15 a.m., almost 10 hours after its scheduled time, passengers were greeted by rail staff offering compensation vouchers and breakfast as well as a crowd of reporters and cameramen."

In the UK they would have got nothing - at least Eurostar got something right.

You are so right. I was on a Eurostar from Brussels to London. The train was delayed five hours making the journey time of about seven. Cafeteria was closed and not even drinking water available. On arrival in London not only the Eurostar office was closed but also it was too late in the evening/early morning to catch onward connections. No compensation what so ever from Eurostar.