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Rozzie
03-15-2006, 06:20 PM
GOT to buy my 1way ticket for May today before the airfare goes up anymore. There is a big price difference for non-stop. Over 50% higher. Going through Atlanta is $133, non-stop to MCO is $263.

I hate Atlanta, I hate Atlanta. Well changing planes that is. Seems to always be a issue when I change planes there. Always behind. Especially since it will be a afternoon flight with like a 1-2 hr or greater layover.

I will get there later, like 4pm also. With non-stop 12 noon.

I just can't make up my mind. Been on the website a 100 times, and everytime I balk before I buy it.

DH wants me to do non-stop.....

any thoughts? :headbrick :headbrick
KNWVIKING
03-15-2006, 06:25 PM
If you don't buy non-stop and have troubles in Atlanta, you'll spend your whole trip kicking yourself in the butt. Depending on the shape you're in, that can cause a real strain on your quads.

Book the non-stop. It's only money.
tjkraz
03-15-2006, 06:33 PM
If we're talking one or two tickets, I'd just pay more. As a family of 4, I'd have to reconsider paying $500 more for the non-stop.
Rozzie
03-15-2006, 06:40 PM
If we're talking one or two tickets, I'd just pay more. As a family of 4, I'd have to reconsider paying $500 more for the non-stop.

just me Tim. DH is joining me later and driving down.
ghost1000
03-15-2006, 07:06 PM
It's really your decision, but ever since my plane was delayed leaving California and we missed our connection in Atlanta, I try and fly non-stop whenever possible. Usually it's not such a big price difference, and there have been times when the non-stop is actually cheaper than flights that connect (due to airport taxes and things like that).
eandjcusimano
03-15-2006, 07:14 PM
We pay the extra money to go non-stop. Like others, I hate Atlanta.....
lllovell
03-15-2006, 07:28 PM
Hey people! Atlanta isn't all bad! :tongue:

I am considering sending hubby on a layover flight when he comes down in the middle of our vacation in a few weeks....price difference of $93 versus $144. He would only have to fly to North Carolina from Atlanta and then to Orlando with layovers of 3+ hours and 6+ hours. :yuck:

Buy the direct ticket. I am a frugal person, but sometimes you just gotta pony up to get to your happy place without the extra stress!

Laura
DisFlan
03-15-2006, 07:42 PM
I agree with Laura. Sometimes ya just gotta. I'll buy the non-stop if it's even half-way reasonable. I hate stop-overs.

DisFlan
Rozzie
03-15-2006, 07:43 PM
Hey people! Atlanta isn't all bad! :tongue:



Laura

LOL Laura! As soon as I posted this, I thought about you seeing this----- Don't worry girl, I'm still coming up to see you one of these days!:hahahaha:
lllovell
03-15-2006, 07:47 PM
lol I knew you meant the airport. It is a big weird place unless you are used to it (and then I am sure it is STILL nasty at times).

I live about 15 minutes south of the airport...so if you do get stuck laying over here - I will come and buy you a cuppa joe! Actually - this trip we will be heading to WDW too won't we? This is your SWW trip? So - NEXT TIME you are stuck in Atlanta I will rescue you from the airport! This time we have to meet for Mickey Bars!!! (or Dole whips - man I want a Dole whip now that the weather is nicer!!!)

Laura
matysgranma
03-15-2006, 07:53 PM
Rozzie, NON-STOP!!! Don't even consider a stop (unless you're talking lots and lots of money, and you're not this time!). It's just so easy to get on a plane and get off in Orlando. I do not fly anything but non-stop. I had to waste an entire day due to the one stop we made once, and I swore I'd never do it again. And so far I've held true to my promise!
TW1
03-15-2006, 07:59 PM
If they GUARANTEED your room preferences it wouldn't matter when you check in, right?

If you plan on going to the parks that day, you don't want to get there too late. The $ you save with the stop in ATL will equally the wasted park day.
Lisa
03-15-2006, 08:06 PM
I LOVE non-stop. From ROC we usually have to connect to get anywhere. We just recently (last couple years) got some non-stop flights to FL!!:bouncingg Thank-you Airtran!

Just one ticket - I'd go for it! shorter flight, no missed connection, less chance of missing luggage, etc.
athenna
03-15-2006, 08:22 PM
GOT to buy my 1way ticket for May today before the airfare goes up anymore. There is a big price difference for non-stop. Over 50% higher. Going through Atlanta is $133, non-stop to MCO is $263.

I hate Atlanta, I hate Atlanta. Well changing planes that is. Seems to always be a issue when I change planes there. Always behind. Especially since it will be a afternoon flight with like a 1-2 hr or greater layover.

I will get there later, like 4pm also. With non-stop 12 noon.

I just can't make up my mind. Been on the website a 100 times, and everytime I balk before I buy it.

DH wants me to do non-stop.....

any thoughts? :headbrick :headbrick

Direct flights mean A LOT to me. Especially after being stuck overnight (ironically enough, Rozzie) in Atlanta all night last April. I was trying to be economical and take a connecting flight:veryconfu Never again. They knew they had 84 people on that flight getting off in Atlanta and then taking a connecting flight to Boston and that flight took off 20 minutes before we got to Atlanta. And they had no others flying out until 7:30 the next morning, my father and I were the last ones they let on it.
Rozzie
03-15-2006, 09:06 PM
non stop ticket bought!!! Thanks everyone!:jumpingbe :jumpingbe
nono
03-15-2006, 09:59 PM
Good for you Rozzie! (or Aunt Rot-zie, as L's now calling you!). I'll take connections if I don't really care about when I get there (like going to MILs -- what's a few less hours of fog?) But for WDW, I'd go direct. Glad you chose to do so!
mushu
03-15-2006, 10:36 PM
We always do non-stop from Philly, Love those Ding flares.
matysgranma
03-15-2006, 10:41 PM
You go, Rozzie! :clappingh
Stimpy
03-15-2006, 11:15 PM
AHHHHH!! You guys are scaring the you-know-what out of me! I have to transfer planes tomorrow in Atlanta for our Savannah trip! I'll be having nightmares all night long now! :scary:

I am normally a non-stop person too but we couldn't get a direct flight for less than $500 a piece! :headache:

Rozzie, glad to see you went non-stop. For 1 ticket, it was definately worth the convenience!
Debbie in Seattle
03-16-2006, 01:39 AM
How do they say it? Time is money or is it money is time? If you can afford the bucks, go nonstop. With such LOUSY service todays on the airlines, I'll spend more to go nonstop. I fly from Seattle and only one airline does nonstop, which is Alaska. Don't even look at other sites, I just go ahead and book with them for the luxury of not being upset and worried over missing my connecting flights due to late take off, bad weather etc.. Ingorance is bliss, if I don't know what great deals are on the other airlines, what do I care? Oh yea, and don't forget Northwest Air's new policy-$15 a pop to sit in an exit row or aisle seat near the front! Wonder what they'd do in NO ONE coughed up that $15??!!! Serve 'em right!