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  1. 17-Apr-2010, 01:02 PM #1
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    Welcome aboard ohmiss. Always nice to see a member of the "silver fleet" on the board.
    Points in your favor--- D1 pass and retired . Although I seldom suggest it, I'm gonna suggest traveling out of DFW, only because of how we board (through pax before local pax) which will give you a leg up on the D1's boarding at JFK and ORD. But with only one flight a day, to FCO/MXP you're going to have to be flexible on departure date and as M767 noted have plenty of backups. Nonreving to Europe in the summer is not for the meek, but then again neither is retirement.
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  • 18-Apr-2010, 12:10 PM #2
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    Thanks! I hate the idea of DFW, too - it's hard to get there from SAT (or AUS for that matter!) - I'm beginning to see I will need lots of backups - right now, I'm keeping my eye open for ANY great deal to Europe (as a revenue pax) and then taking a train or local air to Pisa - sounds as tho F or B will be out of the question, anyway - oy - I also noticed we have seasonal svc from BOS CDG - ever tried that? Worst thing about standby on retirement is no more CJ - (even tho sitting on the ironing board is so much fun:-) Thanks for your input! I'm so excited I found this site!
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  • 18-Apr-2010, 02:39 PM #3
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    look at this site:
    The Man in Seat Sixty-One...
    one of the best sources for train travel
    I seriously doubt you will find a retail air deal for travel at that time. Sure wish you luck with it, tho.
    One of the conditions of asking a question here is that you must report back after you travel!! (JK--but do it anyway, ok?)
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  • 19-Apr-2010, 04:07 PM #4
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    Ha! I saw 'the man in seat sixty-one' advertised on one of the links Nick sent w/all the rail info! I will definitely have to look @ the site, maybe even get the book! I have a feeling we are going to be flying revenue (at least TO Europe) because of the concert. Definitely a bit more flexible on the return, but I'm sure my husband can use the frequent flyer points on whoever we end up on. I'm now focusing on looking for the best deal to Europe, and once I have studied the rail links, will see if that makes the most sense to continue on to PSA.
    OF COURSE I am going to report back after the trip! I have gotten so much info here, I will HAVE to say how it went :-) (I'm sure I'll still have more questions before we even leave.)
    My thanks again to everyone for being so helpful!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ohmiss View Post
    I'm now focusing on looking for the best deal to Europe,...
    This two sites should help with the search Airfare Deals - Cheap Flights - Airfarewatchdog and Cheap flights: compare prices, find airline tickets - Skyscanner USA

    And Ohmiss, I'm expecting that report as soon as you get back.
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    I do not buy revenue tickets ever.I flew NRSA to my honeymoon, several weddings and even a funeral.But, that's just me.If you HAVE to be there, you should buy a revenue ticket. As others have said, it's peak season for Europeand although it's not impossible to fly nonrev, it is very difficult.Be aware though that even a "guaranteed" ticket is not 100% as many are finding out about now due to acertain volcano eruption.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by vulindlela View Post
    I do not buy revenue tickets ever.I flew NRSA to my honeymoon, several weddings and even a funeral.But, that's just me.If you HAVE to be there, you should buy a revenue ticket. As others have said, it's peak season for Europeand although it's not impossible to fly nonrev, it is very difficult.Be aware though that even a "guaranteed" ticket is not 100% as many are finding out about now due to acertain volcano eruption.....
    Sage advice!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ohmiss View Post
    I have a feeling we are going to be flying revenue (at least TO Europe) because of the concert.
    I know you posted that a while ago, but I didn't notice until just now. Keep in mind that on international flights especially, it's often similarly (if not cheaper) priced to fly round trip on a confirmed ticket. Also, if you can nonrev anyway, it might be worth it to do that to a large easy gateway city from SAT, like DFW or JFK, and have your rev ticket from there.
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