Why do people sleep in airports? I always see these people on the news...

Why not just go to a hotel if your flight is canceled- and just fly
the next day?

"rst" wrote in message
oups.com...
Why not just go to a hotel if your flight is canceled- and just fly
the next day?


Because when the weather screws up the travel, there are not enough hotel
rooms available.

In oups.com rst
wrote:

Why not just go to a hotel if your flight is canceled- and just fly
the next day?

Probably money and time pressure.

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In article et,
"Calif Bill" wrote:

"rst" wrote in message
oups.com...
Why not just go to a hotel if your flight is canceled- and just fly
the next day?


Because when the weather screws up the travel, there are not enough hotel
rooms available.

Right, and some passengers can't afford to take out a hotel room without
planning well in advance.

"rst" wrote in message
oups.com...
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.

I slept in an an Airport just once; and since it was Lod, it was probably
one of the safest places on earth (though not the most comfortable...)

Shawn Hirn wrote:
In article et,
"Calif Bill" wrote:

"rst" wrote in message
oups.com...
Why not just go to a hotel if your flight is canceled- and just fly
the next day?


Because when the weather screws up the travel, there are not enough
hotel rooms available.

Right, and some passengers can't afford to take out a hotel room
without planning well in advance.

They don't always tell you right off that the flight is cancelled
either.

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Toller wrote:
"rst" wrote in message
oups.com...
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.

I slept in an an Airport just once; and since it was Lod, it was
probably one of the safest places on earth (though not the most
comfortable...)

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In message "J. Clarke"
wrote:

Toller wrote:
"rst" wrote in message
oups.com...
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.

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.

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

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:49:02 -0400 "J. Clarke" wrote:

:Toller wrote:
: "rst" wrote in message
: oups.com...
: 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.

And there are those that would say that not having a $5K cushion isn't "doing
a very good job of contingency planning". Or $10K.

Just because you feel comfortable with the magic "$100" figure does not mean
that others feel the same.

Many travelers do their best to save $25. Why should they blow $100 on a
hotel?

: I slept in an an Airport just once; and since it was Lod, it was
: probably one of the safest places on earth (though not the most
: comfortable...)

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rst wrote:
Why not just go to a hotel if your flight is canceled- and just
fly the next day?

If I don't get on my 22:30 flight and the next one is at 07:30, I've
not the time to find a place to stay so I sleep on the airport's
floor. No big deal.


J. Clarke wrote:
Toller wrote:
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

Is there a motel anywhere near JFK, for example, or Dulles?

Anybody who doesn't have a hundred bucks cushion in his travel
budget

A hundred bucks? Perhaps, plus a taxi to and from hotel getting at a
location you have no idea where is or whether there's a room available.

isn't doing a very good job of contingency planning.

I do. I check everything so I don't have to carry anything thus
giving me the same freedom of movement I have at home.
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