don't fly KLM from AMS if you want to save

[flyingdutchman2010]

It is much cheaper to book your flight on KLM from Germany to any destination in the world than get a direct flight by KLM from Amsterdam.
For example roundtrip AMS-MNL is €990
DUS-MNL (through AMS) is €680 only. A difference of more than €300!
So you got an extra flight for free, extra miles and you pay much less!
The airline rules are crazy!

 

[trippin_the_rift]

crazy isn't it?

most airlines work this way

 

[ANstar]

KLm is pretty dear EX AMS... most fares in Europe will start from 200 euro return when not on sale and you will earn a meagre 25% of miles (usually the min 187 miles)

 

[Dave Noble]

KLM has the most likelihood of a non-stop service ex AMS and so KLM can reasonably justify charging higher fares; no different to BA being often higher cost ex London

 

[NM]

This situation is very common, especially in Europe. If looking for the cheapest option, look beyond the home carrier of the origin/destination ports involved, or be prepared to position to an alternate starting point.

 

[flyingdutchman2010]

I still think this situation is totally crazy. What if you buy a TV for example. People from Sydney can buy the TV 40% cheaper in Melbourne and you will get a free DVD player as well and the same for people from Melbourne but they have to go to Sydney. While the TV is the same everywhere. You are just buying a product. Whether it is a TV or a flight from A to B. Everyone knows that for the airline 2 flights are more expensive than 1 flight. They have to fly extra planes, use more kerosine and more manpower for this. If they would attrack people and they gave the extra flight to Amsterdam for free. I could understand that. But to give you a discount of 30% on top of that, is totally crazy. Why don't they lower the fares with 15% for example from Amsterdam and increase the fares with 15% from Germany. So there will be one price and it will not encourage many Dutch people to travel 2 hours from Amsterdam to Dusseldorf and while they fly back to Amsterdam immediately.

 

[Dave Noble]

The airline has the strength of the home base and that they have a lot of non stop options; going from Germany they have to make their prices lower to try and tease people away from LH

If they could get away with charging more in DE , I bet that they would