Originally Posted by
SeattleFlyerGuy
So, this isn't a MR topic, but FT is full of knowledgable people that know their creative routing..
The challenge is this: My boss needs to be in Washington DC in the evening of the 23rd and has to do a presentation in Seattle Washington at 9am on the 24th. I've been trying to find a way to make it work, but so far the best return flight is IAD->SFO->SEA departing at 10p and arriving at 8:30a+1. For whatever reason, I don't see any red eyes out of DC to the west coast. Heck, if I could get him to PDX by 5:45, I could have him on a private airline and in by 7:05... but that routing seems to unfeasible as well.
Any advice? I've even been trying to get a r/t from places like NYC, but with little luck. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!
I can't find anything, even crazy anything that would leave DC after 10PM and reach SEA by 8AM or PDX by 7AM. (Cathay has flight from JFK at 11PM to Vancouver, but that wouldn't work either.)
Can he leave DC before 10? What is the earliest acceptable departure?
Otherwise, you and your boss will need creative thinking: Skip one of the events, be represented by someone else at one of them, make his presentation by video conferencing, hire a private jet, etc.