Yes, parents have same priority when traveling with the employee. We do have some interesting weather! Mainly hot, though. Interestingly enough, I had no problems traveling domestically this past summer. The reason I want to go out of DTW is because of the easy navigation of the terminals, and I have had nothing but good luck there. Not sure if it will be the same for an international flight. Not to sound like a snob, but I really don't want to be thrown in back for 14 hours if I don't have to be.

If anyone has suggestions on other cities I may have better luck out of, feel free to chip in. Thanks for all your help so far.