Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] driving into STL airport on Friday afternoon...

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Replying to the wrong message here as I already deleted the other.

JK, you quoted astronomical prices from Columbia Regional.   Were those 
prices from Columbia Regional to DC, or just Columbia Regional to STL?

Last I heard, the puddlejumper from Columbia Regional to STL was well 
under $100.

Have you considered having MoX drive you?  They could tell you from 
experience whether they will be able to get you there in time for your 
flight or not, and then you don't have to mess with a car, you just get 
dropped off in front of the terminal.

 //Christian

Dave Lloyd wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Nov 2005, Jonathan King wrote:
>
>
> > Whee...
> >
> > So the good news is that I got a great price on my flight into DC this
> > weekend; it was just $170 round-trip, and it's a non-stop direct
> > flight.
> >
> > The bad news is that I have to fly out of STL at 7:20 pm, which means
> > I should really get there at something like 6 pm at the latest.  What
> > makes this potentially tricky is that I teach until 3:50 pm.  Bleah! 
> > Is it humanly possible to drive into the airport on a Friday afternoon
> > when you hit I-70 in Columbia at 4 pm and arrive in time for a 7:20
> > flight (and, yeah, I probably have to check a bag)?  If not, what time
> > *should* I leave?
>
>
> If you leave at 3:50 you may be able to make it.  I'm thinking that if
> you drive, er, briskly you can probably do it in 1:45 or so.  STL really
> isn't a busy airport, so even 45 minutes in advance is usually enough
> time to check a bag.  The only thing you *might* have to worry about is
> the Friday PM business travelers
>
>
> > I know many of you fly more frequently than I do out of STL, so if
> > there's any alt route in I should know of as well (that has a
> > guaranteed time to get in, unlike I-70 near the airport) now would be
> > the time to spill. :-)
>
>
> You *may* be able to take 370 from Mid Rivers to 270 and not have it be
> entirely bad, but 270 at 5pm on a Friday is guaranteed to be a mess.  If
> you get there at 6pm, it's not as bad, I think.  Rush hour seems to be
> over with around 6pm, but it starts at 3pm (probably from shift workers
> at the factories).
>
> I think you'll be fine.  If you're flying non-stop I'm assuming you're
> flying American.  You should try checking in on-line, which you can do
> up to 24 hours in advance.
>
> BTW, do you really need to check a bag?  I could fit what I needed in a
> week in my rollaboard, but then again, I used to be an AAdvantage
> Platinum member.
>
> --dlloyd
>
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  //Christian

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