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    you're dealing w/high temps any of those dates so weight will be an issue. Get your zeds in order for CDG. If you get the zed lows on AF, make sure you have an extra option for maybe AMS on KLM or--we looked at Royal Jordanian thru AMM but that means another overnight and possible wt probs too. Prepare for hotel nr CAI--there is a decent Novotel w/DL discounts via accorhotels.com.
    (BTW--Petra is awesome for a "side" trip)
    Happy to assist w/other details--we just went this past Jan/Feb.
    Keep in mind July 1 is our holiday wkend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrs767er View Post
    you're dealing w/high temps any of those dates so weight will be an issue. Get your zeds in order for CDG. If you get the zed lows on AF, make sure you have an extra option for maybe AMS on KLM or--we looked at Royal Jordanian thru AMM but that means another overnight and possible wt probs too. Prepare for hotel nr CAI--there is a decent Novotel w/DL discounts via accorhotels.com.
    (BTW--Petra is awesome for a "side" trip)
    Happy to assist w/other details--we just went this past Jan/Feb.
    Keep in mind July 1 is our holiday wkend.
    We had hoped to go during the Jul 1 dates becuase we are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary, but could probably move it to June 24 - July 3 or July 22 - July 31. Do you have any thoughts? What days do you think are best for departing and returning. Do you think we should forget trying in July becuase of the weight issues?

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    let me check current status for those dates--it's the return issue when it gets toasty and risky for weight factors
    if you can GET there, do you have plan B/C to get BACK?
    anniversary?? AWWW That's sweet!
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    let me check current status for those dates--it's the return issue when it gets toasty and risky for weight factors
    if you can GET there, do you have plan B/C to get BACK?
    anniversary?? AWWW That's sweet!
    Hi I was planning on zed fares for CDG and AMS. Just can;t decide if we should try it or if we might be standed. Maybe we should wait for a different tim eof the year,

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    If the loads look really iffy the wk before, plan to give yourself an extra day to get back to AMS or CDG. The Novotel (and others) are right by the airport and relatively cheap/accessible for an overnight.
    Are you just planning Cairo or beyond to Luxor/Aswan?
    The weight issues are darn near every date, but they do get dicier when it gets hot and cargo rev is more than rev pax.
    Do you have the perfect second choice for your anniversary? Just in case?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrs767er View Post
    If the loads look really iffy the wk before, plan to give yourself an extra day to get back to AMS or CDG. The Novotel (and others) are right by the airport and relatively cheap/accessible for an overnight.
    Are you just planning Cairo or beyond to Luxor/Aswan?
    The weight issues are darn near every date, but they do get dicier when it gets hot and cargo rev is more than rev pax.
    Do you have the perfect second choice for your anniversary? Just in case?
    LOL , , , This is our third choice. Our first choice was Thailand, we had everything booked and planned. Our second choice was Greece and then they started having riots.

    We are planning on Cairo. I would love to take a side trip to either Petra, Jerusalem and or the Red Sea for some snorkeling. We had planned on spending 5 days on Ko Tao in Thailand to get some beach and snorkeling time. I haven't gotten too serious about planning becuase I didn;t know if it was wise to try and go in July.

    We have never traveled abroad before and wanted to travel to someplace that would be special for the ocasion.

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    JFK/CAI/JFK
    Loads are decent Jul 1-10
    Poor June 24 (25th is better not great) RTN Jul 3 is good tho
    End July dates look good but that's a long time off
    You can access Jordan thru Amm (Jordan is really nice---great people) and still zed to CAI. Petra is glorious!
    (BTW--You can access Phuket thru HKG and bypass BKK)
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrs767er View Post
    you're dealing w/high temps any of those dates so weight will be an issue. Get your zeds in order for CDG. If you get the zed lows on AF, make sure you have an extra option for maybe AMS on KLM or--we looked at Royal Jordanian thru AMM but that means another overnight and possible wt probs too. Prepare for hotel nr CAI--there is a decent Novotel w/DL discounts via accorhotels.com.
    (BTW--Petra is awesome for a "side" trip)
    Happy to assist w/other details--we just went this past Jan/Feb.
    Keep in mind July 1 is our holiday wkend.
    Hi mrs767er,

    How did you do the side trip to Petra?
    Did you use a guide?

    Thanks for your help

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    we flew into AMM
    Our guide was:
    Murad "moohwad"
    email him seleen4@yahoo.com
    mobile 00962 7 960 54 0889
    I did the donkey ride up (mild heart condition) as far as possible--we started maiun entry and exited the back hills.It was a very long day trip from the hotel.
    This guy and his group work w/DL crews out of the Intercontinental Hotel--many of the otehr major Amman hotels are within walking distance from one another but the city is long way from airport. You pass AMM to get to Petra so pickup there might be a good idea instead of doubling back to city.
    You can fly into Cairo, do Egypt with MS zeds,. zed to AMM on (RJ) Royal Jordanian (short flt) see Petra and fly out of AMM to JFK on DL . Just an idea.


    There is also a fellow who took some DL crew folks to a Bedouin campout:
    Julian
    00962-7888-66-420
    Have not sued his services
    Our co-pilot and wife did the 3 night desert/sea combo and loved it
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrs767er View Post
    we flew into AMM
    Our guide was:
    Murad "moohwad"
    email him seleen4@yahoo.com
    mobile 00962 7 960 54 0889
    I did the donkey ride up (mild heart condition) as far as possible--we started maiun entry and exited the back hills.It was a very long day trip from the hotel.
    This guy and his group work w/DL crews out of the Intercontinental Hotel--many of the otehr major Amman hotels are within walking distance from one another but the city is long way from airport. You pass AMM to get to Petra so pickup there might be a good idea instead of doubling back to city.
    You can fly into Cairo, do Egypt with MS zeds,. zed to AMM on (RJ) Royal Jordanian (short flt) see Petra and fly out of AMM to JFK on DL . Just an idea.


    There is also a fellow who took some DL crew folks to a Bedouin campout:
    Julian
    00962-7888-66-420
    Have not sued his services
    Our co-pilot and wife did the 3 night desert/sea combo and loved it
    I really appreciatte your help.
    I am sorry to have so many questions.

    Are the flights on MS usually okay to get on? Same with RJ? Do you think the flights out of AMM would be less restricted than Cairo?

    This is what I am thinking:
    JFK - CAI spend 3 days
    MS - SSH - Spend 3 days returning to CAI
    CAI - AMM Spend 2 days
    AMM - JFK


    Thanks again for all of your help. I have emailed Murad

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