If you are like myself and still haven't purchased your airfare to Seattle, today would be a good day. Southwest (and Airtran, since SW just purchased airtran) are having a web-only sale - one way tickets are between $40-$120 depending on the distance. For me this was a great deal, as I saved over $100 over what the fare was just yesterday. (flying in from baltimore). Just wanted to pass this on:
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Westward Aviation Networking Group
What it is: An attempt to group people together and the smallest amount of varying flights as possible, let it be connecting flight grouping or joining up the whole way down, you'll not have the feeling of sitting next to that sick and/or awkward person.
How: By putting up a list of flights that are recommended to go [and where to sit] and you book on them, though they are not always the cheapest; the market is just jumpy like that. Make sure to book in the desired seat area, if the airline allows selected seat booking; which most of them do.
Participation: Simple just reply with the following form:
Plane: Each of the flights will have their unique names, with the suffix PRE meaning a Wednesday flight.Your Handle: Plus any additional +1's, 2's, etc.Origin Town/Airport: Where you're coming/flying from.Connection Arrival Time: If you're flying in on a unique flight and meeting up with a WANG flight, put when you arrive at the airport HERE.Seat(s): You, and your possible traveling companions', seats.Frequently Asked Questions:
Why are their no return flights from Seattle listed? Welp, if you depart anywhere from 0-2 days after PAX, you're going to hit A LOT of attendees in all major airports (assuming you don't leave too early). So hooking up on return flights shouldn't be as much as a problem as hooking up on inbound flights.My airport isn't listed Speak up! Reply in this post that you're not getting any love, but if your airport is not a major hub (like Rochester International) it probably won't have a lot of connections and therefore won't have a lot of people going in and out of it as compared to a place like Atlanta International. Also, you'll probably be connecting through a WANG airport hub, soo check for WANG flight numbers when you're searching 2+ stop flights from your smaller aiport.That WANG flight is more expensive than X flight that is similar! Hey man, the airline market is very jumpy (and the flights were cheapest at the time) and prices vary on date, plane booking status, and popularity of the flight... and I'm pretty sure many more complex algorithms go into the science of pricing these things! If we constantly change the flights, no one will be together, and hey... maybe prices will drop in like a week or more!Why aren't California airports and flights listed? You got PAX train! Looking at those videos and the awesome comments regarding the pre-PAX train ride up through CA, you'd probably want to pick them over this. If you somehow HAVE to fly, just book... not a lot of forumers should miss this experience if they were given the opportunity to board PAX Train.
Who's Going:[26] People who are TENTATIVE on going:
arwen_doll16_LOTR
basicallygeek
blAAAm!!!
Boneriot
CaptainTapole
ChadTV
ChronoHawk
Cloudwalker
_Cowsvils_
Creamsteak
Decius
Eali
jenelle
kropotkin
ollee
PinkRanger
psychopez
punzie
Rayman
SwordMage
shugarae
stemby
tardcore
Wesley
zerocreativity1
zerzhul
[8] People who are either PENDING or ATTENDING on selected flights
Wednesday, March 24th, 2011 Departures
PRE-BAWLZ PLANE [Atlanta, GA (ATL)]
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PRE-RAWK PLANE [Chicago, IL (ORD)]
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PRE-8-BIT PLANE [Denver, CO (DEN)]
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PRE-/DANCE PLANE [Orlando, FL (MCO) ]
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PRE-AWESOME PLANE [Philadelphia, PA (PHL)]
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PRE-PARTY PLANE [Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)]
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Thursday, March 25th, 2011 Departures
BAWLZ PLANE [Atlanta, GA (ATL)]
Handle: jonxp
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CLASSIC GAMING PLANE [Baltimore, MD (BWI)]
Handle: havok978
Origin Town/Airport: Baltimore, MD
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Handle: mentok1982
Origin Town/Airport: Baltimore, MD
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RAWK PLANE [Chicago, IL (ORD)]
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8-BIT PLANE [Denver, CO (DEN)]
Handle: NeuralLink
Origin Town/Airport: Wichita, KS
Connection Arrival Time: 6:56am
Seat(s): 15C
Handle: BlackDragon480
Origin Town/Airport: Kansas City, KS
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LOLCAT PLANE [Houston, TX (IAH)]
Handle: LollerskateDJ
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LINES PLANE [Newark, NJ (EWR)]
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AWESOME PLANE [Philadelphia, PA (PHL)]
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*DISCLAIMER: ALL LISTED FLIGHTS WERE SEARCHED AS ONE-WAY, YOU MAY GAIN OR LOSE COST IF YOU BOOK ROUNDTRIP OR IN A PACKAGE DEAL.
List Last Updated: 5.22.2011 @ 9:20 PM (EST)
The above date and the Last edit dates may not necessarily correlate. This is due to the fact that a true update of the list involves syncing flight prices to the most up-to-date status and checking for sold out flights. While the last edit could have been a simple grammar fix at a later date than the last update.
Early Bird Pick up Group (PuG) Planes
These flights are for those earlybirds who depart BEFORE Wednesday, August 24th and want to get a jump start on everything. Specific flights will not be posted here, but people can submit their own flights and their seating in this section; in hopes to increase PAX attendee numbers sitting around them.
Plane: Reedtek Plane
Flight: Frontier Flight #1717
Departs: 2:10 PM (CST)
Arrives: 4:05 PM (PST)
Duration: 4 hours and 5 minutes
Cost: $179.70
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 11-14 seats A and C
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
These flights will depart [ 2 DAYS ] prior to the event and will generally arrive late in the evening, board these planes for maximum Pre-PAX community enjoyment; don't forget to book your Pre-PAX community events if you want to take advantage of them. They may get full and you may get closed out, so book 'em up as early as you can (but don't ask for them if they aren't up).
PRE-BAWLZ PLANE
Departs: 6:05 PM (EST)
Arrives: 8:29 PM (PST)
Duration: 5 hours and 24 minutes
Cost: $169
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 20-22 seats D, E, F
Baltimore, MD (BWI) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-CLASSIC GAMING PLANE
Departs: 9:05 PM (EST) - NOTICE: Late-night flight (almost red-eye)
Arrives: 11:53 PM (PST)
Duration: 5 hours and 48 minutes
Cost: $169 (+$5 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 23-25 seats D, E, F
Boston, MA (BOS) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-OTHER PAX PLANE
Departs: 6:10 PM (EST)
Arrives: 9:30 PM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 20 minutes
Cost: $258 (-$45 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 18-20 seats D, E, F
Chicago, IL (ORD) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-RAWK PLANE
Departs: 8:35 PM (CST)
Arrives: 10:50 PM (PST)
Duration: 4 hours and 15 minutes
Cost: $386 (+$142 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 17-19 seats D, E, F
Denver, CO (DEN) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-8-BIT PLANE
Departs: 8:15 PM (MST)
Arrives: 10:07 PM (PST)
Duration: 2 hours and 52 minutes
Cost: $115 (+$5 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 25-27 seats A, B, C
Houston, TX (IAH) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-LOLCAT PLANE
Departs: 6:40 PM (CST)
Arrives: 9:02 PM (PST)
Duration: 4 hours and 22 minutes
Cost: $114 (+$15 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 19-21 seats A, B, C
Newark, NJ (EWR) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-LINES PLANE
Departs: 6:25 PM (EST)
Arrives: 9:42 PM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 17 minutes
Cost: $278 (+$5 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 18-20 seats D, E, F
New York, NY (JFK) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-JoCo PLANE
Departs: 7:15 PM (EST)
Arrives: 10:30 PM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 15 minutes
Cost: $249 (-$19 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 12-14 seats D, E, F
Orlando, FL (MCO) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-/DANCE PLANE
Departs: 6:20 PM (EST)
Arrives: 9:22 PM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 2 minutes
Cost: $203 (+$15 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 19-21 seats A, B, C
Philadelphia, PA (PHL) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-AWESOME PLANE
Departs: 5:55 PM (EST)
Arrives: 8:56 PM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 1 minute
Cost: $286 (+$77 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 15-17 seats D, E, F
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-CONSOLE GAMING PLANE
Departs: 3:20 PM (PST)
Arrives: 6:20 PM (PST)
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: $174 (+$25 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Southwest does not do seat reservations online, try to meet up and check in together if your origin town is in Phoenix.
San Francisco, CA (SFO) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-CAKE PLANE
Departs: 5:35 PM (PST)
Arrives: 7:30 PM (PST)
Duration: 1 hour and 55 minutes
Cost: $89 (+$20 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 12-14 seats A, B, C
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-PARTY PLANE
Departs: 9:40 PM (MST)
Arrives: 10:52 PM (PST)
Duration: 2 hours and 12 minutes
Cost: $117 (-$25 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 26-28 seats D, E, F
St. Louis, MI (STL) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PRE-NOMNOMNOM PLANE
Departs: 5:55 PM (CST)
Arrives: 7:00 PM (PST)
Duration: 3 hours and 5 minutes
Cost: $102
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Coming Soon,
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
These flights will depart [ 1 DAY ] prior to the event and will generally arrive in the morning or early afternoon, board these planes for minimum hotel expenditures; make sure to also check the room share thread (when it comes up) to save EVEN MORE on your trip! Enforcers generally fly earlier during this day to make Pre-PAX things and Pre-PAX community event organizers/goers should also shoot earlier, depending on which events they want to attend.
BAWLZ PLANE
Departs: 10:35 AM (EST)
Arrives: 1:03 PM (PST)
Duration: 5 hours and 28 minutes
Cost: $164 (-$5 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 24-26 seats D, E, F
Baltimore, MD (BWI) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
CLASSIC GAMING PLANE
Departs: 8:04 AM (EST)
Arrives: 10:50 AM (PST)
Duration: 5 hours and 46 minutes
Cost: $169 (-$10 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 24-26 seats D, E, F
Boston, MA (BOS) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
OTHER PAX PLANE
Departs: 7:41 AM (EST)
Arrives: 10:45 AM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 4 minutes
Cost: $258 (+$5 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 14-16 seats A, B, C
Chicago, IL (ORD) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
RAWK PLANE
Departs: 8:30 AM (CST)
Arrives: 10:50 AM (PST)
Duration: 4 hours and 20 minutes
Cost: $229 (-$157 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 23-25 seats D, E, F
Denver, CO (DEN) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
8-BIT PLANE
Departs: 8:15 AM (MST)
Arrives: 10:04 AM (PST)
Duration: 2 hours and 49 minutes
Cost: $125.70 (-$7 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 14-16 seats A, B, C
Houston, TX (IAH) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
LOLCAT PLANE
Departs: 11:55 AM (CST)
Arrives: 2:20 PM (PST)
Duration: 4 hours and 25 minutes
Cost: $189
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 22-24 seats D, E, F
Newark, NJ (EWR) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
LINES PLANE
Departs: 7:25 AM (EST)
Arrives: 10:33 AM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 8 minutes
Cost: $278 (+$5 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 20-22 seats A, B, C
New York, NY (JFK) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
JoCo PLANE
Departs: 10:55 AM (EST)
Arrives: 1:57 PM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 2 minutes
Cost: $273 (-$25 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 14-16 seats A, B, C
Orlando, FL (MCO) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
/DANCE PLANE
Departs: 6:20 PM (EST) - NOTICE: Evening flight.
Arrives: 9:22 PM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 2 minutes
Cost: $297 (+$19 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 18-20 seats A, B, C
Philadelphia, PA (PHL) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
AWESOME PLANE
Departs: 9:50 AM (EST)
Arrives: 12:51 PM (PST)
Duration: 6 hours and 2 minutes
Cost: $286 (+$77 since last update
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 16-18 seats A, B, C
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
CONSOLE GAMING PLANE
Departs: 10:35 AM (PST)
Arrives: 1:35 PM (PST)
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: $174 (+$25 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Southwest does not do seat reservations online, try to meet up and check in together if your origin town is in Phoenix.
San Francisco, CA (SFO) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
CAKE PLANE
Departs: 8:45 PM (PST)
Arrives: 10:45 PM (PST)
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $119 (+$40 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 12-14 seats A, B, C
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
PARTY PLANE
Departs: 8:30 AM (MST)
Arrives: 9:44 AM (PST)
Duration: 2 hours and 14 minutes
Cost: $160 (+$18 since last update)
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Rows 14-16 seats A, B, C
St. Louis, MI (STL) -> Seattle, WA (SEA)
NOMNOMNOM PLANE
Departs: 1:55 PM (CST)
Arrives: 3:00 PM (PST)
Duration: 3 hours and 5 minutes
Cost: $102
Seats (try to book in these seats please): Coming Soon,
Flights for 25 August
847- Depart Denver 8:15AM- Arrive Seattle 10:04AM
835- Depart Denver 12:15PM- Arrive Seattle 2:04PM
841- Depart Denver 4:30PM- Arrive Seattle 6:19PM
Alaska Airlines
675- Depart Denver 12:00PM- Arrive Seattle 1:47PM
673- Depart Denver 5:05PM- Arrive Seattle 6:58PM
US Airways
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Creamsteak, I think I might have a layover in St. Louis ^_^
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We may have another group of my friends in tow. None of us have bought plane tickets yet though so no times.
Hope to see some other PAXers there!
If you get your flight before I do, let me know so I can try and get on the same flight. Would be cool to fly with someone going to the same area. I will be the only one from CS going, so yeah.... I'm meeting people in Seattle though.
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I am actually flying out of Philadelphia, which day and flight are you looking at?
Ricin
I'd most likely be flying on the Wednesday. US Airways flight 74 from Philadelphia to Seattle, at 17.55.
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I'm so sorry...
I'm not 100% on it yet, but if i go(90%) ill be leaving out of SLC
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Over-Over stuffing rooms or staying at a friend/family's place? Cause that looks like a destroyed hotel bill to me....
Will do We are going to buy our flight the day we buy our passes so hopefully that will be the first day they are on sale! I think you said on another forum that this will be your first PAX as well or am I wrong?
@Durinthal
I plan on doing the same thing. Buying tickets when I get my pass.
Yes this is my first PAX. I have always been a big gamer, and never really knew about conventions. I am originally from Indianapolis, and I never even knew that there was a gaming convention in Indianapolis.
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Exactly. Though I usually have a few on the flight home.
, multiple posts for increased organization also helps... it was chaos trying to scroll through the end of a giant megapost of flights, who's on them, and details.
I will be getting off work at 9am on thursday, :zzz:, packing and flying out that night on
Your Handle: Stemby
Origin Airport: Houston IAH
Depart: 5:30 p.m. CST
Arrive: 7:55 p.m. PST
Seat: 23D
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the one airline that has a non-stop from CLE (Continental) is charging $474 a pop. I'll look more into this in the chance I am wrong.
EDIT: If you fly in on Thursday, you can take United Airlines (which has Continental flights listed as well) and connect at IAH to get on the LOLCAT plane. You would pay $165 right now, it is a lot of travel time though. I'll continue looking up additional options...
Granted I am more Northbound...coming from California...but we're all going to the same place in the end, right? RIGHT!?
So!
At the very least it will be me. It's all up to whether or not The Boyfriend has (a) a job and (b) if he can get time off. If there is no (a) then he will be joining. And if the employers are nice and give him (b) then he will go.
Anywho! Precise Dates!
Thursday, August 25th - Monday, August 29th.
Times and flights are still up in the air (no pun intended) since I am still trying to see the pricing and if my mate is going or not.
i'm Buffalo so i figure looking into a rochester/buff/toronto connection would be prime
Im not sure about my solid plans as of yet. I might depart from Maryland or Northern California, there is also the offchance of not making PAX at all!
Do you haz available flights from Vancouver? I still haven't setup the Canada area yet. Do you fly Air Canada or do you follow your carrier from UK or something?
Handle: NeuralLink
Origin Town/Airport: Wichita, KS
Connection Arrival Time: 6:56am
Seat(s): 15C
Let me know when you book so I can get my flight, I sent you a PM.
Ricin