Originally Posted by
rambowe
Thanks all for the advice.
Looks like I am SOL, so ill go to plan 1. Fly out Monday night, then chill around the airport, try to see if Alitalia will let us fly on an earlier flight, full well knowing its probably no. Then book a hotel and ask for early check in, chill until 8PM, then head over to the airport. At least like this we can get some sleep.
Thanks for the advice on the beach. We may do that if the hotel doesnt work out. Coming from San Diego, I never really thought to go to the beach in NY.
Do you especially want to fly AZ? There are better options as identified in this thread.