BWI FOR CAT VI

Author Message   Tony Cabrera Senior Member Username: Tonyc Post Number: 1611 Registered: 08-2006 Posted From: 72.50.60.109 Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 - 07:18 pm:    James, I think John has given you excellent instructions to follow regarding space-a. Just follow them and you'll see what is space-a all about and the fun you're about to encounter in future years. I just got an email from a friend (Cat VI) who went to BWI and was told that chances for a seat weren't the best at the time. He decided to drive to Dover and finally got a flight to Rota with his family of six and after spending a couple of days in the Rota area, took another hop on a C-130 to Ramstein with his family. I see you live in Martinsburg WV and you're probably familiar with the ANG/AFR base there. The have flights to Europe through Norfolk and other places in the east. My last flight from Norfolk to Rota was with them, and it was a wonderful crew. So you can explore that as an alternative. Welcome to the Board and wish luck in your space-a plans in the future.   John R Garrison Senior Member Username: Majorg Post Number: 2765 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 208.81.157.86 Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 - 06:49 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 BWI (or anywhere on the East Coast) to Ramstein (or anywhere in Europe) in the summer as a Cat VI, will be very 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??..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   James J. Mutchler New member Username: Moochie Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2010 Posted From: 108.4.209.123 Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 - 06:38 pm:    Just retired, wondering if other retirees can tell me that have used BWI for trip to Ramstein; much if any luck getting on a flight? We will be traveling the last week of June, but are (of course, now) flexible!