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Alisha D Powell
New member
Username: Alishanc82
Post Number: 2
Registered: 06-2008
Posted From: 82.104.55.92
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 08:50 am: | |
I flew from NSA Naples to Norfolk Cat V with my 2 kids Dec 30 with no problems. There were easily 40 empty seats on the flight. I would recommend checking the DOD schedule. The flights tend to book up two weeks prior to the end of term until the first flight after the term has ended. |
Mike Schukert
Senior Member
Username: Mike_s
Post Number: 499
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 71.11.207.98
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 03:48 pm: | |
General rule of thumb: on-base lodging usually opens up during holiday periods, but flight opportunities typically diminish (largely for the reason cited in the next-to-last paragraph in John R Garrison's post). |
Conusvet
Senior Member
Username: Old_goat
Post Number: 1274
Registered: 06-2003
Posted From: 166.204.17.168
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 12:49 am: | |
I've done it many times to England with no problems. Coming back I usually leave two days from New years. |
John R Garrison
Senior Member
Username: Majorg
Post Number: 2601
Registered: 02-2006
Posted From: 208.81.157.86
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 12:21 am: | |
N.G.:
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 CONUS to OCONUS during the Christmas holiday will be very challenging. We try to avoid both 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.
Although you will be traveling "against the flow" the other major consideration is the reduction in flights/availability of flights over the Christmas Holidays (although mission always comes first, commanders try to go minimum essential to give the flight crews time with their families during the holidays).
In sum, can it be done??..Yes, 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 |
N G
New member
Username: Daruma
Post Number: 1
Registered: 05-2010
Posted From: 70.187.43.231
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 12:04 am: | |
Greetings. I am new to the space-a travel scene and have a question I could not find a direct answer to.
Check on learning: travel between 15 Dec- 10 Jan is bad. Copy.
Question: Has anyone had much luck traveling O/Conus to OS during the Christmas holiday?
My logic is, families traveling EML are doing OS to O/Conus, I'm going in the oopposite direction, and thus have better chances. I'm sure there are like-minded individuals in a higher cat. than me but hey I can always ask.
Thanks.
D. |
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