Best bases for arrival/departure of E...

Author Message   John R Garrison Senior Member Username: Majorg Post Number: 2542 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 208.81.157.86 Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 07:17 pm:    James: Welcome to the Board! If you have not yet done so, please familiarize yourself with JohnD's SpaceA Pages (link top left), the general layout of this site and the Search Function (magnifying glass at top center) of this site. Nearly all questions can be answered from those three sources. Having read thru the FAQs is a great start and I would suggest reading thru the other sections on JohnD's site as well. In relation to your proposed trip, traveling SpaceA to/from the CONUS to Ramstein (or anywhere in Europe) in the summer will be challenging. We try to avoid the Summer (15 May to 15 Sep) as this is typically one of the busiest times (Christmas (15 Dec-10 Jan) being the other) with a lot of competition for spacea. Please ensure that you are prepared to spend more time in terminals than you can imagine. Also be prepared for additional food, lodging and expensive, last minute commercial tickets should you be time restrained upon your attempted return. As stated often on this site, experienced SPATS avoid Christmas and Summer travel whenever possible. In sum, can it be done??..absolutely! Just be mentally prepared for things to not go as smoothly as you might be expecting...and be pleasantly surprised when they work out. Happy travels, John   John D. Moderator Username: John_d Post Number: 4348 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 95.208.80.143 Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 06:38 pm:    What Category are you?   James H New member Username: Dinglebrits Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2010 Posted From: 67.191.154.161 Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 06:28 pm:    Planning a trip to Europe here in June. I've never flown Space A before, just looking for some general advice on where to leave/return from/to. The current plan is: Charleston -> Ramstein ? -> Charleston (Mildenhall? Aviano? Ramstein?) I've heard returning to the states from Ramstein can be very difficult, especially in June. I'm traveling by myself. Any thoughts out there? Thanks in advance.