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Mar 7, 2008 | 1:17 pm

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Lurker1999

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Just no love here for the maize and blue..

Mar 7, 2008 | 3:04 pm

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travelbot

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Originally Posted by tev9999

I don't think the OP had an option other than overnight since there are no more Europe bound flights after 9:20 to AMS and 9:25 to LGW. The next Europe bound flight would have been the 4pm to AMS the next day, which may not have been much better than waiting for the direct LGW flight at 9:25 (only once a day). It also does not sound like it would have been possible to reroute around DTW since the MCO delay was on the tarmac and there was no way to know prior to boarding.

Tom, you are correct, we had left the gate and were sitting on the tarmac before knowing how late the plane would be. Only after arriving in DTW were we faced with the choice of how to arrive in LON. NWA has one flight a day to LGW to DTW, the AMS flight could have gotten us into LON a couple hours earlier the following day, but we didn't want to risk another connecting flight after what we had been through.

Mar 7, 2008 | 3:10 pm

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Originally Posted by Lurker1999

Did you at least head into Ann Arbor for the day? The cost of the rental car to get to Ann Arbor could easily be offset by cheaper hotel costs in Ann Arbor (Hampton Inns) plus it's not a bad place to spend a day walking and eating.

As a resident of Florida the snow, ice, and freezing temperatures I experienced walking from the shuttle bus into the hotel was enough. After checking out we spent 9 hours in the DTW terminal.

Mar 7, 2008 | 6:27 pm

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Originally Posted by travelbot

As a resident of Florida the snow, ice, and freezing temperatures I experienced walking from the shuttle bus into the hotel was enough. After checking out we spent 9 hours in the DTW terminal.

For that layover I'd have purchased a 60-day WC membership.

Mar 7, 2008 | 8:12 pm

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Originally Posted by Lurker1999

Just no love here for the maize and blue..

I love Llloyd Carr. Sad to see him go.

Mar 7, 2008 | 9:18 pm

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One word

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Mar 8, 2008 | 1:04 am

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Originally Posted by sammy0623

Another pitfall of A2: It's home to UofM...

As someone who grew up in A2 and went to UM for undergrad, I hardly see that as a pitfall

Mar 8, 2008 | 7:19 pm

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Originally Posted by ifette

As someone who grew up in A2 and went to UM for undergrad, I hardly see that as a pitfall

Thats just a person that hails from a town where there college team has lost 3 straight national title games in a row.

SORRY. I love both teams just UM has a bigger share.

Mar 8, 2008 | 7:36 pm

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Originally Posted by raehl311

Either way, they will never reopen the boarding door - and given the firmness with which I have encountered that policy enforced, I don't think it's an NWA policy but a TSA policy.

I have seen it done several times. Once on a flt to AMS.

Mar 8, 2008 | 10:14 pm

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Thats just a person that hails from a town where there college team has lost 3 straight national title games in a row.

SORRY. I love both teams just UM has a bigger share.

Well we beat UofM 4 straight times, so it doesn't appear as though they've fared better
go bucks

Mar 8, 2008 | 10:52 pm

#26

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We were surprised that NWA agents did not hold the plane since I'm sure they had access to our arrival information, but I guess NWA values on-time departures more than customer care.

The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.

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