Hurricane Ike CO/IAH Ops Doom and Gloom Thread
Sep 8, 2008, 2:02 pm
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Seeking advice and counsel to maximize the value of a ACT/IAH/LCH non-refundable RT DPT Wednesday PM/RTN Friday PM.
I could simply cancel now and lose a big change fee...$175??
I could wait until Wednesday afternoon and hope that one of the two legs ACT/IAH or IAH/LCH was CNXed and maybe get a full refund or full value voucher.
I could go, risk being stranded (days until the next flight, and them already fully booked), and get very windblown and wet hitchhiking home in the midst or on the edge of a big blow.
Unfortunately, I can't get Mother nature to send the storm ashore quickly enough to get the Wednesday flights CNXed
Your incomparable experience and wise counsel sought.....
I could simply cancel now and lose a big change fee...$175??
I could wait until Wednesday afternoon and hope that one of the two legs ACT/IAH or IAH/LCH was CNXed and maybe get a full refund or full value voucher.
I could go, risk being stranded (days until the next flight, and them already fully booked), and get very windblown and wet hitchhiking home in the midst or on the edge of a big blow.
Unfortunately, I can't get Mother nature to send the storm ashore quickly enough to get the Wednesday flights CNXed
Your incomparable experience and wise counsel sought.....
Sep 8, 2008, 2:12 pm
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Seeking advice and counsel to maximize the value of a ACT/IAH/LCH non-refundable RT DPT Wednesday PM/RTN Friday PM.
I could simply cancel now and lose a big change fee...$175??
I could wait until Wednesday afternoon and hope that one of the two legs ACT/IAH or IAH/LCH was CNXed and maybe get a full refund or full value voucher.
I could go, risk being stranded (days until the next flight, and them already fully booked), and get very windblown and wet hitchhiking home in the midst or on the edge of a big blow.
Unfortunately, I can't get Mother nature to send the storm ashore quickly enough to get the Wednesday flights CNXed
Your incomparable experience and wise counsel sought.....
I could simply cancel now and lose a big change fee...$175??
I could wait until Wednesday afternoon and hope that one of the two legs ACT/IAH or IAH/LCH was CNXed and maybe get a full refund or full value voucher.
I could go, risk being stranded (days until the next flight, and them already fully booked), and get very windblown and wet hitchhiking home in the midst or on the edge of a big blow.
Unfortunately, I can't get Mother nature to send the storm ashore quickly enough to get the Wednesday flights CNXed
Your incomparable experience and wise counsel sought.....
Sep 8, 2008, 2:14 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 2:15 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 2:20 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 2:43 pm
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The weather channel is hyping this one to the hilt to the point they almost have me ready to board up my house in San Diego. I guess 2 years of no hurricanes (or ratings) have them in hyper mode. It's also amusing to see Miss Biddy broadcast from the beach wondering why surfers are out in the water enjoying the waves, as if she should be the only one on that beach.
Sep 8, 2008, 2:44 pm
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I'm a frequent one-way renter. I've noticed that (with National), the one-way fee is generally lower if you rent from a Non-Airport location and return to an Airport location. I often do that, as renting one-way to get to the airport from Work is cheaper than taking a cab. FYI - National has a location in Downtown Houston, at the Doubletree located at Dallas/Bagby.
Sep 8, 2008, 2:47 pm
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I booked a one way rental in Florida for December two months ago, with no one-way fee. I saw a cheaper rate and was ready to book it, until a $50 one way fee popped up. So, one way fees might be SOP now?
Sep 8, 2008, 2:50 pm
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Florida is strange. A lot of rates there with various agencies don't incur one-way fees, others do. I'm not entirely sure how it works in Florida. They are an oddball rental market when compared to the other lower 48.
Sep 8, 2008, 2:56 pm
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If I recall correctly, it is illegal to charge one-way rental fees in Florida.
Sep 8, 2008, 2:57 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 2:58 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 2:58 pm
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Sep 8, 2008, 2:59 pm
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