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" <senninha@ziplip.com> 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?
>

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

"rst" <senninha@ziplip.com> 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.

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...)

Toller wrote:
> "rst" <senninha@ziplip.com> wrote in message
> news:1182036303.799324.264770@q75g2000hsh. o...
>> 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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rst wrote:

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

Not everyone travelling by air is doing so on an expense account or luxury
vacation, A lot of them are flying out of necessity and just don't have the
funds to spend on a handy hotel, many of which are quite expensive.
Besides, their layovers may just be a few hours and they are probably
exhausted enough that they just need a short nap. I have seen lots of
people asleep in airports, but I never timed them.

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:40:57 -0400, J. Clarke wrote:
> Of course there are. Not cheap ones near those two but they are
> atypical. BWI has a Motel 6 nearby, so does Newark.

Probably only marginally relevant, but I've had considerable trouble
finding a room in the greater Washington area without a reservation.
Especially near BWI.

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On Jun 17, 2:09 pm, Peter Lawrence <hummb...@> wrote:
> Jim Davis wrote:
>
> > Everyone is forgetting about rescheduling their flight (if
> > cancelled). Before the hotel thing can be done, you have to stand in
> > line at the service counter, behind 100 other people. Service?? A
> > row of telephones. Knock a couple of hours off your time for that
> > wonderful experience.
>
> I always wonder why in this day when almost everyone travels with a cell
> phone, why many people will stand in long lines to rebook a flight at
> the ticket counter. Just phone the airline's toll-free 800 number to
> rebook.

Most people don't think of that. With the cell, on a busy day, you
will be on hold for a long time. Best to stand in line, while you're
waiting on hold, and if your cell connects first, you can just step
out of line.


> - Peter

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:19:09 +0100, "tim....."
<tims_new_home.uk> wrote:

>
> If you are on a morning or mid day flight I
>would expect to be rerouted on the same day.
>
>tim

There have been a number of articles recently about the reduction in
the number of flights which leads to a higher load factor and more
difficulty in being accomodated on another flight.

You also seem to be making the assumption that there are many flights
to a particular destination available. That would not always be true.

On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:21:11 -0700, Peter Lawrence <hummbaby@>
wrote:


>(Of course, if it takes three hours to get to the airport, it would be
>prudent to call ahead and find out the status of your flight before you
>head off to the airport.)
>
>- Peter

I've been in airports where they say the flight is on time when it
hasn't left where the plane is coming from and there is no way it
could be on time.