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Subject: Re: Why do people sleep in airports? I always see these people on the news... Posted on: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:31:55 -0600

In message "J. Clarke"
wrote:

>Toller wrote:
>> "rst" wrote in message
>> news:1182036303.799324.264770@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>>> Why not just go to a hotel if your flight is canceled- and just fly
>>> the next day?
>>>
>> Fly the next day hell! Why not charter a jet that day since money
>> doesn't seem to be an issue for you.
>
>Well, chartering a jet costs a great deal more than a room in a Motel 6.
>Anybody who doesn't have a hundred bucks cushion in his travel budget
>isn't doing a very good job of contingency planning.

Depending on location, perhaps, $100 won't get you far. Most
near-large-airport hotels charge well over $100, especially on short
notice, plus you need to factor in transportation to/from the airport as
well.

Worse, if you only have 5-6 hours until you need to be back at the
airport, you'll spend most of it finding a hotel, traveling, checking
in, etc, whereas a bit of sleep at the airport may well be more restful
then the above.

--
If quitters never win, and winners never quit,
what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"?