Seven Hour Layover at "Home" Airport -- Go Home or Stay?
Jun 29, 2004, 12:30 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2003
Programs: UA, bmi, Leaders Club
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
Good idea. I am currently in negotiations with my father to make such a trip. Problem is that my 8:30 a.m. arrival time would require him to get into work late, which is fine, provided there is nothing big going on. My other idea was to drive to JFK on my own, park in long term parking and leave a second bag in the car. With the Airtrain, it is pretty easy to get out to the lot and I surely have the time. I'd prefer not to have to drive home from JFK after coming off a 12 hour flight from NRT which will be on the heels of a 16 hour flight to HKG and a 5 hour flight to NRT, all in three days.
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Jun 29, 2004, 2:37 pm
#17
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Arizona
Programs: MSP raised, Elite since age 17
Posts: 4,723
Here's a thought: do any JFK hotels offer park-and-fly, where you can park for free/cheap if you pay for a night? Maybe you could park, go to South America, then pay for a dayroom when you transit, go off to Asia, then return. That would allow you to leave things in your car, sleep in a bed for a few hours, but save on parking.