In message "J. Clarke"
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DevilsPGD wrote:
In message "J. Clarke"
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Toller wrote:
"rst" wrote in message
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Why not just go to a hotel if your flight is canceled- and just fly
the next day?

Fly the next day hell! Why not charter a jet that day since money
doesn't seem to be an issue for you.

Well, chartering a jet costs a great deal more than a room in a
Motel 6. Anybody who doesn't have a hundred bucks cushion in his
travel budget isn't doing a very good job of contingency planning.

Depending on location, perhaps, $100 won't get you far. Most
near-large-airport hotels charge well over $100, especially on short
notice, plus you need to factor in transportation to/from the airport
as well.

Motel 6 O'Hare is $50.39 a night, tonight. BWI 53.99. LAX 59.39. If
you're stuck in NYC then you may be screwed.

$56.18 for Motel 6, actually.

Cab fare shouldn't be 50 bucks.

$12 each way, plus tip.

Worse, if you only have 5-6 hours until you need to be back at the
airport, you'll spend most of it finding a hotel, traveling, checking
in, etc, whereas a bit of sleep at the airport may well be more
restful then the above.

It takes you 6 hours to plug a couple of web sites and take a taxi ride?

Good point, don't forget to add $10 for Hotspot access.

So we're coming in right around $100 for what may end up being 4 hours
of sleep, between transportation and a bit of grace to assume the
airport may well be a proverbial zoo when you return and checking in may
take longer.

To some it's worth it, to others, it's not. If I had 6 hours to kill
and was headed to a business meeting, I'd probably hit the hotel and get
some sleep. If I was heading somewhere that I could sleep it off on the
other end, I'd stay at the airport.

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If quitters never win, and winners never quit,
what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"?