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Originally Posted by Sunburn644 (Post 22689760)

Well United has very few flights from BWI, try WN :-)

IAD there are plenty of flights.

What's the status of the non-stop IAD-ABQ --wasn't that going to be ended? Or did it get a last-minute reprieve?

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Originally Posted by rohlswbell (Post 22692314)

Makes me wonder if there is a mass exodus from the DC area... Was looking at changing IAD-OKC to something leaving from DCA (due to ride issues) and connecting and noticed that all of the options were 2000+. Pretty sure OKC is not on many people's spring break plans. Then just for funsies checked the load for my flight via KVS. Everything in coach is zerod out and F1C1A1P1Z1. Maybe I should stock up on toilet paper and water??

(ps forgive me if the post is awful 1st time poster but long time lurker)

Welcome to FT rohlswbell! Great first post.

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Originally Posted by spin88 (Post 22694776)

UAL is probably out of seats as they forgot that Easter was in April this year, did not plan for a late rush...:D

Nah, they've been using it as an excuse for the past 3 months, and probably will continue to do so for the next 6!

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Originally Posted by cmdinnyc (Post 22694960)

Also keep in mind that this was the peak weekend for the cherry blossoms, so there's probably a huge upswing in traffic for folks coming in for the festival.

I was in DC this past week and hotel prices were insane. (even higher than the normally merely outrageous DC prices) My outbound flight on Friday was overbooked. It was indeed a busy travel week in DC.

Spring Break In Effect at IAD - That's For Sure

Yesterday was a stark reminder why flying into IAD on Saturday (especially in the Spring) is such a bad idea:

1. A warning from the pilot that there were five TATL flights all arriving at the same time as us so that “if we had a connection, we’d better hurry.”
2. Nearly run over exiting the plane by a German couple who had a one hour layover.
3. 20 minute wait for a mobile lounge. Not sitting on the lounge and waiting for it to go as usual but a 20 minute wait in the boarding area for a lounge to actually arrive as hordes of people came pouring down the escalators with nowhere to go.
4. Queues for Immigration (both US and non-US) all the way back to the end of the ropes. Judging by past experience I’m guessing a 90 minute wait for US and 2+ hours for everyone else.
5. A five -minute wait for Global Entry (I am not complaining!) Best money I’ve ever spent.
6. 5 High School class trips in the walk from International Arrivals to Garage 1. Amazing how the chaperones think it's OK to mass their charges right in the middle so no one can get past.

It’s been several years since I’ve flown back from LHR on a Saturday. Now I remember why.