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Roger T. Evans
Member
Username: Rogerev
Post Number: 49
Registered: 04-2005
Posted From: 198.134.92.82
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 09:21 pm: | |
Bill,
You're advice duly noted, thanks. I booked online thru Travelocity and this came up the cheapest. I flew one day ahead of the roll call so time is not really critical. But then that extra landings and take offs I'd rather not go through. Much thanks. |
William Standage
Senior Member
Username: Charlie13
Post Number: 1095
Registered: 07-2004
Posted From: 75.172.59.16
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 04:06 pm: | |
Roger,
Why didn't you fly Las Vegas to Seattle directly on Southwest?
They have good short notice no restriction senior fares, and you wouldn't have had to kill time and backtrack by flying down to Phoenix. As an added PLUS, SW has no baggage fees!
With a little advance planning you can easily beat the senior fares in price.
I always use SW to fly SEA to Vegas.
Good luck with the rest of your flight. |
Roger T. Evans
Member
Username: Rogerev
Post Number: 45
Registered: 04-2005
Posted From: 198.134.93.212
| | Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 - 05:27 am: | |
I bought a one-way - Las Vegas to Seattle through Phoenix on U.S. Airways. ($120.00 + $21.40 tax). I was charged $25.00 for check-in luggage. One hour LV to Phoenix and three hours or so Phoenix to Seattle. On the flight schedule thread here it was stated that one of the three weekly Patriot Express flight was on a Monday - where in fact the flight is on Tuesdays and the roll call is on Mondays (20:25). So I arrived on SeaTac a day earlier than I plan or wanted to. I signed up by email two weeks before - seattle.gateway@mcchord.af.mil. I reserve a room at the Ramada Suites for the night that was supposedly the night before the flight ($53.99 + 6.45 tax). A sleek shiny new hotel it isn’t. I had a glorious window view of the side of a parking garage. However a free wi-fi is in the offing. If Las Vegas casino style hotels is your preference, don’t go to this one. After feasting on bakery throw-away Donuts and wonderfully fresh-brewed coffee at the USO, I was jolted by the fact that I had a free whole day that I had to deal with inspite of my meticulous, surgical-like planning. On December 2009, the Seatac station was opened on the Sound light-rail system. It connects downtown Seattle to Seatac, it took about 20 minutes. As a senior I paid $2.50 round-trip. I spent a glorious early autumn-like weather aimlessly walking about in downtown Seattle. The light-rail station at Seatac is located on the 4th floor of the parking garage at the very North end. It runs till 1 a.m. on week nights and 12 midnight on weekends. As I said before roll call is on Monday night and flight is on Tuesday. I phoned McChord pax where this flights are processed; to insure that they acknowledge my email and that I’m on the space A list. I did all my reservations online through Travelocity. To be continued ………….. |
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