tim..... wrote:
> "DevilsPGD" wrote in message
> news:1cia7314b0coq6jph519gu46moe0srrrb0@4ax.com...
>> In message "J. Clarke"
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> $56.18 for Motel 6, actually.
>>
>>> Cab fare shouldn't be 50 bucks.
>>
>> $12 each way, plus tip.
>>
>>>> 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?
>>
>> Good point, don't forget to add $10 for Hotspot access.
>>
>> So we're coming in right around $100 for what may end up being 4
>> hours of sleep, between transportation and a bit of grace to assume
>> the airport may well be a proverbial zoo when you return and
>> checking in may take longer.
>
> I'm insanely jealous of people who can make a uselful sleep out
> of 4-5 hours in a hotel. Even were the hotel free, if I had to be
> back at the airport before 6:00 for my flight, I just know that I
> would not get out of bed in time, so it is so much more certain
> to just stay at the airport and suffer the lost night's sleep.
How often does one get to leave 6 hours after a _cancelled_ flight?
>
> tim
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