[Anonymous]

[Charles-P]

Dear all,

I’m looking at the best way to fly Brussels to Calagary, Canada. Air Canada offer a service via Montreal which I’m tempted toward and Lufthansa offer a service via Frankfurt which has a long layover that puts me off. Anybody else done this trip and can offer suggestions ?

Thanks
Charles

[BeckyBoop]

Or go BA via LHR? they have a late afternoon flight that gets you in at around 8 in the evening 🙂
xx

[Charles-P]

BeckBoop, yes I saw and considered that but the return means a SEVEN (!) hour layover at LHR so I dismissed it.

[BeckyBoop]

Charles dont worry about the 7 hour wait if you fly CW (dont think they do First on that route) you can use the lounge get a spa treatment, have a drink, a meal, do some work, read or shop in the terminal… possibilitie are endless but time will fly by and much better value!!! 🙂 xxx

[LPPSKrisflyer]

*A Brussels Airlines to LHR and then Air Canada, there’s about a four hour layover.

[BeckyBoop]

4 hours in t3 will be hell for him!!! 😉 xx

[Charles-P]

Becky – thanks but I will have been away from my wife for about ten days so ma keen to be home.

LPPSKrisflyer – thanks – I will look at that.

[RichHI1]

Who wants to waste time a in a lounge?
What about BA395 3.25pm arriving LHR 3.35pm connecting to BA103 dep 5.30pm arriving 7.55pm? 1 hour 55′ connection which should be comfortable for T5 transfers security.

[Charles-P]

RichHI1 – good suggestion and I did think that was my choice however flight is full in all classes.

[AMcWhirter]

You did not provide your date of travel …

But assuming KL operates on the day you want then what’s wrong with departing from AMS ?

Take the high-speed Thalys train direct to Schiphol.

In October, Thalys departs Brussels at 0850 to reach Schiphol at 1027. KL 677 departs Schiphol at 1230 and reaches Calgary at 1335.

[Charles-P]

Thanks London City, not sure why I didn’t think of that myself as I use the Thalys train a couple of times a year – Doh !

[Bucksnet]

Charles, how can any flight from Brussels on BA to anywhere else result in a 7 hour layover? BA have 6 flights every day, so you should not have to wait more than 3 hours.

[InterContinentalFlyer]

Why not fly KLM from BRU and connect at AMS?

[NTarrant]

Charles not sure where you get a seven hour layover at LHR. BA102 arrives LHR 1305 and BA398 to BRU departs 1550. As Bucksnet suggest no more than three hours.

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