should I buy EBCI? PVD to MCO
Jun 21, 2016, 2:27 pm
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should I buy EBCI? PVD to MCO
First post here. 
We are flying from PVD to MCO, July 13-20, 2:10pm down, 12:05pm home.
We are six adults (our adult children, their significant others, and my husband and myself).
I'm hedging on just going T-24 because it would be another $180 to add EBCI. I feel odd asking my son and daughter to kick in for the fee.
Any thoughts on our chances of sitting together?
PVD is a small airport, don't know if that would make a difference
We are flying from PVD to MCO, July 13-20, 2:10pm down, 12:05pm home.
We are six adults (our adult children, their significant others, and my husband and myself).
I'm hedging on just going T-24 because it would be another $180 to add EBCI. I feel odd asking my son and daughter to kick in for the fee.
Any thoughts on our chances of sitting together?
PVD is a small airport, don't know if that would make a difference
Jun 21, 2016, 2:41 pm
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Things going for you: flights are on Wednesdays, flights are to MCO so families may fill many of the middles before all of the aisle and windows are gone
Thing going against you: flights are to MCO, so probably lots of family boarding (f you are in B)
Personally, unless I absolutely had to sit together, I would save the money. I would think if you check in at T-24 you would have a pretty good chance of getting at least 2, 2, and 2 together somewhere.
Thing going against you: flights are to MCO, so probably lots of family boarding (f you are in B)
Personally, unless I absolutely had to sit together, I would save the money. I would think if you check in at T-24 you would have a pretty good chance of getting at least 2, 2, and 2 together somewhere.
Jun 21, 2016, 3:08 pm
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Six adults: I would personally never buy EBCI for this. I'd check in at T-24 and save the $180. You will end up in seats towards the middle/back, perhaps with some of you together. As long as you check in at T-24 (be on time!!), you should *not* end up with six middle seats.
The only situations I might consider EBCI are (a) children just barely over the preboarding age where I consider it reasonably important to sit together or (b) I flat out know I'm going to be offline 24 hours prior to the flight. (Good example of this: you're on another flight at that time.)
Otherwise, there are lots of better things I can think of to spend $180 on.
The only situations I might consider EBCI are (a) children just barely over the preboarding age where I consider it reasonably important to sit together or (b) I flat out know I'm going to be offline 24 hours prior to the flight. (Good example of this: you're on another flight at that time.)
Otherwise, there are lots of better things I can think of to spend $180 on.
Jun 21, 2016, 3:20 pm
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No, definitely don't pay for EBCI. Each of you can sit with one of the rest of your party, almost for sure. (And even if not, don't worry about it)
FWIW if somebody's flying BWI to MCO on that day, there's 10 non-stops and another 5 quicker 1-stops they would buy before routing themselves several states further NORTH than their starting point.
heh
FWIW if somebody's flying BWI to MCO on that day, there's 10 non-stops and another 5 quicker 1-stops they would buy before routing themselves several states further NORTH than their starting point.
On the way back it might be good to be sitting apart
Jun 21, 2016, 3:22 pm
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Jun 21, 2016, 3:34 pm
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that would be cool 
I was thinking that would be a sucky flight to have to fly like three hours and not really gain anything. 
Thank you! and we may not want to sit near each other after the vacay. 
I'm going to chance it, I've waited this long. Most people have probably already purchased it by now anyways, if they were going to. I'm such a procrastinator.
Ahh, didn't think to just search the fl # to see where it was coming from.
I just really need the two, twenty something girls, to be able to sit with their bf's. My husband and I can deal if we can't.
No, definitely don't pay for EBCI. Each of you can sit with one of the rest of your party, almost for sure. (And even if not, don't worry about it)
FWIW if somebody's flying BWI to MCO on that day, there's 10 non-stops and another 5 quicker 1-stops they would buy before routing themselves several states further NORTH than their starting point.heh
FWIW if somebody's flying BWI to MCO on that day, there's 10 non-stops and another 5 quicker 1-stops they would buy before routing themselves several states further NORTH than their starting point.heh
Six adults: I would personally never buy EBCI for this. I'd check in at T-24 and save the $180. You will end up in seats towards the middle/back, perhaps with some of you together. As long as you check in at T-24 (be on time!!), you should *not* end up with six middle seats.
The only situations I might consider EBCI are (a) children just barely over the preboarding age where I consider it reasonably important to sit together or (b) I flat out know I'm going to be offline 24 hours prior to the flight. (Good example of this: you're on another flight at that time.)
Otherwise, there are lots of better things I can think of to spend $180 on.
The only situations I might consider EBCI are (a) children just barely over the preboarding age where I consider it reasonably important to sit together or (b) I flat out know I'm going to be offline 24 hours prior to the flight. (Good example of this: you're on another flight at that time.)
Otherwise, there are lots of better things I can think of to spend $180 on.
I'm going to chance it, I've waited this long. Most people have probably already purchased it by now anyways, if they were going to. I'm such a procrastinator.
Things going for you: flights are on Wednesdays, flights are to MCO so families may fill many of the middles before all of the aisle and windows are gone
Thing going against you: flights are to MCO, so probably lots of family boarding (f you are in B)
Personally, unless I absolutely had to sit together, I would save the money. I would think if you check in at T-24 you would have a pretty good chance of getting at least 2, 2, and 2 together somewhere.
Thing going against you: flights are to MCO, so probably lots of family boarding (f you are in B)
Personally, unless I absolutely had to sit together, I would save the money. I would think if you check in at T-24 you would have a pretty good chance of getting at least 2, 2, and 2 together somewhere.
I just really need the two, twenty something girls, to be able to sit with their bf's. My husband and I can deal if we can't.
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Jun 21, 2016, 3:40 pm
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However, I don't think you'll have to worry: even in the worst case scenario there would be middle-window pairs in the back. If you time the T-24 right, then there's a decent chance you'll have two sets of 3 seats...if not a full 6 seats across.If you're checking bags, then your row on the plane doesn't matter at all. You will reach the carousel before your bags.
Jun 21, 2016, 3:45 pm
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Unfortunately my son's gf has only flown once, like 15 years ago and my daughter thinks the plane is going down in the littlest of turbulence.
Jun 21, 2016, 3:48 pm
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Believe it or not, they would survive sitting apart as well. However, I don't think you'll have to worry: even in the worst case scenario there would be middle-window pairs in the back. If you time the T-24 right, then there's a decent chance you'll have two sets of 3 seats...if not a full 6 seats across.
If you're checking bags, then your row on the plane doesn't matter at all. You will reach the carousel before your bags.
However, I don't think you'll have to worry: even in the worst case scenario there would be middle-window pairs in the back. If you time the T-24 right, then there's a decent chance you'll have two sets of 3 seats...if not a full 6 seats across.If you're checking bags, then your row on the plane doesn't matter at all. You will reach the carousel before your bags.
I miss the days before EBCI. I would sit at the computer hitting refresh for what seemed like forever, praying that the computer wouldn't crash.
Jun 21, 2016, 3:54 pm
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I remember an era when I'd check in for flights at exactly midnight. It seems like WN was this way for a bit, although it could have been someone else...
Jun 21, 2016, 9:19 pm
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However, more than 80% of MCO visitors is for leisure. And almost all leisure passengers, if not most, don't care if they go north first. They select based on price, stops, departure/arrive times, totals time trip, etc. So, many of the flights that are available are non-starters.
Jun 22, 2016, 12:26 am
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Your memory is correct. Not many people were obsessed enough to get up at midnight to check in, so competition was light.