DevilsPGD wrote:
> 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.
Motel 6 O'Hare is $50.39 a night, tonight. BWI 53.99. LAX 59.39. If
you're stuck in NYC then you may be screwed.
Cab fare shouldn't be 50 bucks.
> 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.
It takes you 6 hours to plug a couple of web sites and take a taxi ride?
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