The Horrible, Hideous, No Good, Very Bad Air Schedule...
Ick -- today I was looking up air to Alaska for someone and the schedules were just terrible! 2 stops on the return? Air via Detroit (on the return to DFW)? Arriving in Vancouver at 10:14 pm (duh, the ship sails at 5:00)? Leaving Fairbanks at 1:00 in the morning????
To find any kind of decent flight times the prices were way more than what the cruise line was offering with their package -- so this year Alaska might be a destination where you're better off using the cruise line's air.
At least you'll know you'll get there on time and have something reasonable on the return.
I tell you, the air schedules seem to be getting worse and worse, along with the ever-escalating prices and ridiculous add-on fees. Gasoline, airfare, and health insurance just don't seem to follow any rhyme or reason in this recession.
Please allow me to help you research air for whatever destination you are looking at -- I'll be sure we avoid pitfalls like changes of airports (there's a lot of this in London), departure and return to different airports (DAL, DFW -- it would very easy to miss this and find yourself with a ridiculous cab fare in the middle of the night), looooooong layovers, overnighters, and undesirable and impractical connections (for instance, it's impossible to get through customs in Atlanta in less than 2 hours).
Thanks for checking in and let's talk soon -- Janet
