Booking internal flights
My company is flying us out to explore the States for 2weeks before making a decision to move out and we were thinking of flying from Newark, NY down to Orlando. Could anyone recommend an internet site to pre-book internal flights and the best airport to fly to for the attractions etc in Orlando please (Sandford?)
|
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by cookie2112
(Post 9668726)
My company is flying us out to explore the States for 2weeks before making a decision to move out and we were thinking of flying from Newark, NY down to Orlando. Could anyone recommend an internet site to pre-book internal flights and the best airport to fly to for the attractions etc in Orlando please (Sandford?)
|
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by cookie2112
(Post 9668726)
My company is flying us out to explore the States for 2weeks before making a decision to move out and we were thinking of flying from Newark, NY down to Orlando. Could anyone recommend an internet site to pre-book internal flights and the best airport to fly to for the attractions etc in Orlando please (Sandford?)
HTH |
Re: Booking internal flights
Shouldn't you be "getting to know the place, look at accomodation (sic), meet new colleagues etc." -rather than sneaking-off for a heavily discounted vacation, at the expense of your new employer?
Classy. JetBlue and United/Conti fly direct from EWR - book a week in advance and you can probably do it for around $100 each way + taxes - 1st bag is free on JetBlue too. Their on-time record is a bit of a joke, but that probably won't concern you if it's solely a recreational visit. |
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by Awesome Welles
(Post 9669392)
Shouldn't you be "getting to know the place, look at accomodation (sic), meet new colleagues etc." -rather than sneaking-off for a heavily discounted vacation, at the expense of your new employer?
Classy. JetBlue and United/Conti fly direct from EWR - book a week in advance and you can probably do it for around $100 each way + taxes - 1st bag is free on JetBlue too. Their on-time record is a bit of a joke, but that probably won't concern you if it's solely a recreational visit. Local travel agent is quoting £622 for 2 people. |
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by cookie2112
(Post 9668726)
My company is flying us out to explore the States for 2weeks before making a decision to move out and we were thinking of flying from Newark, NY down to Orlando. Could anyone recommend an internet site to pre-book internal flights and the best airport to fly to for the attractions etc in Orlando please (Sandford?)
|
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by cookie2112
(Post 9669411)
Local travel agent is quoting £622 for 2 people.
By the way, EWR is the code for Newark and MCO for Orlando. Use NYC if you're not bothered which of the New York airports you use (£121 from JFK on American). Be careful if you book your return Orlando to New York on the same day as New York to the UK if the tickets aren't linked (unlikely unless it's the same airline and you phone them up to ask for them to be linked) as any delays could make you lose the New York to London segment or pay hefty flight change fees etc. Note Awesome's comment about bag fees - factor it into the ticket cost if it's not included as it could make a huge difference. |
Re: Booking internal flights
I spend my frickin' life traveling in the US - JetBlue's website shows EWR-MCO at $96 + tax for 3 flights next week.
When traveling for work, punctuality is important, so I would favor AirTran from La Guardia - but in their defence, JetBlue have best legroom of any US domestic carrier and a less money-grabbing bag policy. They're just not reliable in terms of on-time arrival. EWR and LGA are both cess-pits of airports - so no preference in terms of departure location. |
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by Awesome Welles
(Post 9669392)
Shouldn't you be "getting to know the place, look at accomodation (sic), meet new colleagues etc." -rather than sneaking-off for a heavily discounted vacation, at the expense of your new employer?
Classy. Jim. |
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by Awesome Welles
(Post 9669657)
I spend my frickin' life traveling in the US - JetBlue's website shows EWR-MCO at $96 + tax for 3 flights next week.
When traveling for work, punctuality is important, so I would favor AirTran from La Guardia - but in their defence, JetBlue have best legroom of any US domestic carrier and a less money-grabbing bag policy. They're just not reliable in terms of on-time arrival. EWR and LGA are both cess-pits of airports - so no preference in terms of departure location. |
Re: Booking internal flights
Hi,
In the USA they call 'internal' flights 'domestic'. If you search through the websites or talk to their 800- numbers, that'll probably be the term they'll use. Three big sites for travel are: obitz.com expedia.com travel.yahoo.com Get an idea from them what the fare is costing, and then double check some of the other carriers private sites like southwest.com and jetblue.com (some of whom don't always play nicely with the large air fare search engines). You should be able to find a decent flight. EWR is probably your best bet, unless you want to fight across the city of NY to get to LGA (LaGuardia) or JFK (Kennedy), both of which are a bit of a drive from NJ. |
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by Wibblypig
(Post 9670134)
Quick question for you, which terminal do internal flights arrive at MCO? And is it easy to just pick someone up from there or would I need to park first?! (ok so there are 2 q's!) Thanks :)
|
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by paulpur
(Post 9671082)
if i remember correctly. saves you having to park and pay what are no doubt outrageous prices lol
|
Re: Booking internal flights
lol true, but it can be timed quite well so you dont end up doing that hehe :p
|
Re: Booking internal flights
Originally Posted by paulpur
(Post 9671082)
you can pick up people from MCO quite easily , although you cant stop at the kerb to wait for the people where they come out, you can drive round and round in circles till you see them at the kerb and then stop and pick em up, its only loading and unloading at kerbside, the arrivals come out on the top roadway and the departures enter on the bottom roadway , if i remember correctly. saves you having to park and pay what are no doubt outrageous prices lol
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 9:17 am. |
Powered by vBulletin: ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.