I wonder if an airline would do a reduced rate on compassionate grounds? I know this is possible if a family member dies and you have to get back ASAP.

Failing that, if we all chipped in $100 each, he'd have the ticket. About $800-1000 one way. Dunno how much a compassionate rate would be but probably less than that.

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Basically for the hell of it. Been a few weeks since I was up and didn't want to get rusty. Flew out of Gilespe KSEE.

That was what I was in, a Warrior to be exact. It was actually quiet. Not a lot going on in the San Diego East county airspace.

Ahhh...all that VFR stuff. I've forgotten all that. It's always IFR for us. Easier in some ways but less freedom. And flying in New York airspace is not fun. Those controllers are so rude.

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Originally posted by Brit4064:
I wonder if an airline would do a reduced rate on compassionate grounds? I know this is possible if a family member dies and you have to get back ASAP.

Failing that, if we all chipped in $100 each, he'd have the ticket. About $800-1000 one way. Dunno how much a compassionate rate would be but probably less than that.

I did ask Embassy if they had connections to any airlines for that same reason and they don't.

Yes you are right about compassionate ground rates, I myself had it when I had to fly back 2 yrs ago when father was dying. It was peak season, but they gave me the tickets for less than half the price. I had to send fax to them to prove the compassionate grounds.

I suggested this to JK..he will have to speak to the airlines direct, as they have special departments for this only.

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Originally posted by Brit4064:
I wonder if an airline would do a reduced rate on compassionate grounds? I know this is possible if a family member dies and you have to get back ASAP.

Failing that, if we all chipped in $100 each, he'd have the ticket. About $800-1000 one way. Dunno how much a compassionate rate would be but probably less than that.

Count me in! I can help with this!

Did a quick check on British airways. Its not cheap at around 1500.00, Ditto. I'm in

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Did a quick check on British airways. Its not cheap at around 1500.00, Ditto. I'm in

Yeah, I just looked it up on there before my last post. Getting crazy. It costs more to hop "across the pond" than to go to the Philippines!

Through experience it is cheaper to buy a return ticket.

He will be flying from Jacksonsville, but pref Orlando as I think its cheaper.

He would be flying to Manchester or Birmingham, England..as that is the nearest and cheapest airports to Wales.

I think I will check out Virgin, they do good deals.

Shame he isn't in NY, you can get home for $99.

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Through experience it is cheaper to buy a return ticket.

He will be flying from Jacksonsville, but pref Orlando as I think its cheaper.

He would be flying to Manchester or Birmingham, England..as that is the nearest and cheapest airports to Wales.

Yes probably is cheaper on a round trip. I looked up ORL to MAN.

Icelandair fly from Orlando-Sanford (SFB) to Heathrow for $888 one way inc all taxes. Round trip was about $1378. Of course it's not near to Wales.

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Icelandair fly from Orlando-Sanford (SFB) to Heathrow for $888 one way inc all taxes. Round trip was about $1378. Of course it's not near to Wales.

I found around $1000, jeez its so expensive! Prices have gone up for sure. It will be going up even more in a month. Brittie, could your plane make it, if you diverted like? LOL

$391 exc tax!!! Cheapoair.com.
Travel between June 5th and June 19th. Orlando to Man.

Return but they won't know.

Quite a few deals on cheaplfights.com

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I found around $1000, jeez its so expensive! Prices have gone up for sure. It will be going up even more in a month. Brittie, could your plane make it, if you diverted like? LOL

Ummm, unless air-to-air refueling is available or an aircraft carrier somewhere in the Atlantic..nope

Airplanes are ferried across the Atlantic all the time. Usually go from Bangor, ME thru Greenland into Europe. Angelflight do a lot of medivac flights across the USA I dunno if they help with international stuff:

http://www.angelflight.com/

Anyone having trouble on the board? It froze for me and slowed right now again.

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$391 exc tax!!! Cheapoair.com.
Travel between June 5th and June 19th. Orlando to Man.

Haha, I thought that was a joke at first with a name like that. That's pretty cheap tho.

Yeah it keeps slowing down for me too Sprintie

Time to restart. Mine is starting to act funny. The more I post, the funnier it acts. It has something to do with the computer memory because it takes a while after a restart for it to happen. See you in about 20 minutes - lol (that's about how long I have to wait for a restart to complete).

Clear your cookies Proud. I already did mine, but it still slowed down. Its ILW..I think maybe they can't handle the traffic or something.

Saying that, its quiet during the night, and it's worse then, unless they do some sort of back up at that time of night.

Have you done a defrag lately, if not try that.

Jake it is ILW..if few of us are having same probs at same time it has to be.

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ust got back from the Neurologist. General prognosis for my color vision coming back is not good and Specialist says it is unlikely to improve. Advised to do no more than an hour a day of Computer OR yes OR TV!

Afternoon all. This is not good news JK. I feel for ya buddy. As Proud said, get an second opinion for sure.

As for me, last night was baaaaad. Bit of a long story but I ended up being used as a ad-aoc standby plane. Ended up flying into IAD this morning, then repo back to BWI. Was a looong night.

cheers Brit, against doctors order I am on the 'puter right now just for a little while..

Yikes not fun for U my friend!