Originally Posted by
Skipcool3
I think it depends where you are in Florida.... I think the B.A Gatwick l/haul flights are Third rate; due probably to the new crews that have come across from S/haul and the resultant "Intergration."
That's my feeling too. Perhaps second rate, rather than third, but certainly not as enjoyable a flights as on a 747 into LHR for sure. Plus the timing of the flight from TPA is so early you just don't sleep.
Originally Posted by
N674UW
From TPA to MIA its a fairly easy drive, just stay on I-75 south down the west coast of Florida and then cross the Everglades on the dull stretch of I-75 known as "Alligator Alley", into the FLL area, and then continue on southward towards MIA...Mapquest has the drive as being 4 hrs and 14 minutes and 280 miles...I think the time estimate is a little conservative but close enough...
So it's a question of whether the extra drive is worth it. FWIW I will be in the SRQ area, so not as far from MIA as TPA, but still a 3-4 hour drive, instead of a 1 hour drive to TPA. There don't seem to be any flights from SRQ-MIA though.