Ahh, there’s a catch.



  Well, careful planning means nothing when your airline cancels the flight to Zagreb 1 hour before boarding.  Rebooked for the NEXT afternoon to Frankfurt,  a 6 hour layover, then to Zagreb. We miss on Zagreb sightseeing and possibly lose our hotel for two nights.  We are staying in Amsterdam, and will be sending reimbursement receipts to KLM for everything including the Zagreb hotel that was nonrefundable.  We’ll try again.

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