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Very simple/quick question about flying
urahonky
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Hey guys, I promise this will be easy.
I'm thinking about taking a flight from Dayton, OH to Orlando, FL to hang out with my buddy. Looking at the prices it's about $190 for AirTran and the next step up is $320.
Does anyone have any experience with AirTran? Is it one of those small ass planes that shake at the smallest thing? I get kinda nervous on those. For what it's worth it says that the plane TO Orlando is a Boeing 737, and from Orlando it's a 717.
I'm thinking about taking a flight from Dayton, OH to Orlando, FL to hang out with my buddy. Looking at the prices it's about $190 for AirTran and the next step up is $320.
Does anyone have any experience with AirTran? Is it one of those small ass planes that shake at the smallest thing? I get kinda nervous on those. For what it's worth it says that the plane TO Orlando is a Boeing 737, and from Orlando it's a 717.
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However, they are the definition of no-frills flying. Don't expect anything more than 2 wings, a pilot and a seat somewhere on the aircraft.
And yes, if you can fit it and security lets you through, carry-on the 360.
As for taking your 360 in your carry-on...I cant say. I'd probably check it just because of the potential hassle of taking a larger bit of electronic equipment with you through security that you cannot turn on.
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I think I found a better deal with Southwest. Opinions on them? Yay? Nay?
The only reason Southwest is cheaper is because they locked in their 2008 fuel supply at something like $51/barrel. I can't say about their customer service however.
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Just go with whoever is cheapest or fits your schedule best. They really are all the same these days (domestic flights anyway). With Southwest just try to get into group A for seating because having to fight for overhead space can be a pain in the ass.
I'd recommend bringing it as carry-on. I've traveled with mine as carry-on when flying post-9/11, and didn't have any problems running it through the x-ray. However, I did fly this weekend (although sans 360), and the airports I visted had new signage indicating that the TSA was requiring large electronics (video game systems were specifically mentioned) be x-rayed outside of any baggage, as they do for laptops. So make sure that whatever you're carrying it in allows you to get just the console out and into the platic bin as a separate item easily. Keep in mind though that the smaller aircraft have significantly smaller overhead storage, so a large bag isn't better (and you don't often get to choose the make, model, or size of the aircraft). I have the MadCatz 360 backpack, and I found it worked really well for this situation, as well as had a little extra room to carry my Zune, sunglasses, and a small book - it should fit in most aircraft's overhead.
If you do choose to pack it in you checked baggage, I'd make sure you pack it extremely well, and a hard-sided bag is best. Keep in mind that they're not kind wih luggage. It will be exposed to crushing and significant drops and jolts that really aren't good for the 360 (or it's hard drive). Even the original box is probably not sufficient to stand up to the more abusive baggage handlers.
Another tactic is to bring luggage that's a little too big for the overhead, but still small enough to carry through x-ray. You can then gate-check the bag, and those tend to get treated more gently (they're loaded last, by hand, and taken off first and returned to you at the jetway when you get off).
Be aware that a lot of airlines have instituted new rules where they'll charge you extra (seems to range quite widely) for checking a second bag, in addition to overweight bags. You can still have 1 carry-on, a "personal item" (like a purse), and 1 checked bag. You want to check another bag, it's on average another $50 per additional bag, plus any overweight fees, again per-bag. If you travel heavy, you can end up paying beaucoup bucks at check-in.
I don't know if you're looking at websites or the airlines themselves. I know that I use expedia and cheapoair to buy plane tickets and I've gotten some dirt cheap airfare that way.
Also, if you're going to bring your XBox360 as a carry-on, you're probably going to have to stow it in the overhead, and that definitely means trying to get into group A or group B for boarding, like the man said earlier. Overhead bin space fills up quickly, and you may be SOL if you're in group C on a crowded flight. Usually when I fly with them I just have one small carry-on that can go under the seat in front of me, but a 360 may not fit if you have a lot of other stuff in your backpack.
edit: Also, Southwest uses only 737s, if that matters.
Vision -> I just looked at both expedia and cheapoair and both were slightly more expensive than Southwest. The only downside to Southwest is that I have to drive to Columbus, but that's about an hour drive at most.
ceres -> Yeah? From what I heard (talked with another friend) they are pretty well crowded because of the price. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing... If you make your flights cheap, you get more customers... More bang for the buck.
for me paying a little extra now for an airline i like is worth it for me. especially since my wife knocks herself out with drugs and i am left to entertain myself as i can't really sleep on airplanes
I prefer Delta, but not $100 prefer, you know? :P Hopefully this goes smoothly. I don't know why I'm scared to fly now... I used to fly ALL the time when I was younger.
Flying is traveling easy mode.