tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021827.post9131333577367288868..comments2023-10-18T09:55:09.577-04:00Comments on Venangoland: Air Traveler DysfunctionPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021827.post-51773182120406242622009-03-30T07:00:00.000-04:002009-03-30T07:00:00.000-04:00125 miles not 85.125 miles not 85.Dittmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759621744813019807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021827.post-5456514720988256442009-03-30T06:58:00.000-04:002009-03-30T06:58:00.000-04:00The FKL airport is running a big promotion right n...The FKL airport is running a big promotion right now to fly to Cleveland (for, I think ~$100)and avoid the hassle of driving 85 miles. I just can't see that being successful at all.Dittmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759621744813019807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021827.post-88306219027574127902009-03-29T09:54:00.000-04:002009-03-29T09:54:00.000-04:00I guess I understand how much people can't stand f...I guess I understand how much people can't stand flying now. Just before 9/11 I was in the air every free momment away from work I could get. I mastered the art of flying with "defense", meaning only having a carryon, having my tickets handy but secure, and using public transportation to get to the airport. The last one there I know isn't really an option for Franklinites (is it? Is there a land-shuttle?) but the rest might be.<BR/><BR/>As for the rest, including the prices (groan!) Might I suggest looking for flights around? Akron has a great airport, much bigger than - but feels the same as -Franklin, it has similar airlines and cheaper prices (ok, there might be an extra transfer in Detroit but I was never on the ground there longer than it took me to get to my plane). Parking is less than $15 a day (the price depends on how close you get to the terminal, and trust me - it's not that far a difference) and it only takes about an hour and forty minutes from Franklin - Max. Remember, before the age of 65MPH, how long it took you to get to PIT....<BR/><BR/>I for one am not complaining about the recession - at least in terms of airline prices - I went to Mexico for just under $300, buying tickets last minute in January, and have had similar experiences on other flights recently. <BR/><BR/>So, anyone leaving from Cleveland?Todd Richardshttp://www.runninglate.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29021827.post-40664982602538555542009-03-28T08:36:00.000-04:002009-03-28T08:36:00.000-04:00I was just saying yesterday as I drove back from P...I was just saying yesterday as I drove back from PIT how much I missed the days when you get beyond the security line to meet travelers. Air travel is like traveling in a flying greyhound bus these days - I always get seated next to the obese woman in coin slot revealing sweatpants who brought her own salami for snackin' - I avoid it as much as possible.<BR/> It's a terrible experience and I would fly out of FKL, if it didn't add ~$200 to the price of my tickets...Dittmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759621744813019807noreply@blogger.com