Zach1213

Yes but only on cruises to Bermuda

It's possible, but this year the last BCN-YYZ flight was October 30th, which lines up about perfectly with what they have out there for next year. So, I would put my money on November being "off-season" for that route both this year and next.

Unfortunately only a seasonal route, and I don't believe the "season" includes November. Looks like May - October for 2023 from what I can tell.

This was my first reaction too - limiting to Air Canada/Star Alliance eliminates a lot of good options. Even within Star Alliance, don't pass up TAP with a change in Lisbon. TAP appears to offer around 5-6 nonstops between LIS and BCN each day, so there are more options should troubles arise. There's also United via Newark that would get you straight in to Barcelona, but that would be a step down in preference to me. Outside of Star Alliance, there's KLM via Amsterdam, Air France via Paris, Aer Lingus via Dublin, and British Airways via London Heathrow.

Absolutely a necessity for me. I learned that one the hard way in my younger days when I made it perfectly on time to Sydney, but my bag decided to go to Auckland for a day first. Luckily Qantas gave me $100 to get some necessities, but it still meant having to go to the store to get some clean stuff. Since then, I always keep a change of clothes (and sometimes even more) in my carryon.

Damn this is a good option. I keep meaning to get to that hotel as an aviation geek, but haven't yet.

While I definitely agree it's probably better to have your bag during your overnight, I will say that the odds of it not making it to your flight are small. These systems, especially at major hubs like DFW, are no stranger to overnight or long connections where bags stay within the system for many hours. The system is smart enough to hold on to your bag and then push it out at the appropriate time to meet your next flight.

I have done it on AA before, though it has been at least a year since I have - was doing MCI-DFW-QRO with an overnight at DFW and they did allow it to be tagged only to DFW upon my request. YMMV, of course.

Sadly there's not a whole lot to do around JFK, especially with a kiddo. By the time they get off the ship in Bayonne, get across Staten Island, get across Brooklyn, get to the hotel, check in, and then have to be at JFK 2-3 hours ahead for an international flight, the amount of time at the hotel actually won't be massive.

I think this is the best bet, if there are ones available. Keep in mind it's still a pretty good haul from Bayonne to JFK (Bayonne being pretty much right by Newark, but quite a distance from JFK), so you will likely spend quite a bit of time getting from one location to the other. But yes, if you can find a day room at a JFK airport, that would probably be ideal for your situation.

Charlotte is the largest AA operation on the east coast, and the second largest AA operation overall.

Not with that attitude you can't!

Yeah...I've seen some of the records of aircraft they're getting, and I can definitely say they are getting good aircraft with clean records. However, it's all about how you maintain them after getting them, and that's the unknown at this point. Also, crazy maintenance stuff can happen to even the best maintained aircraft before, well, machines are machines after all and crap breaks.

Actually, the footprint of AA's operation in CLT is a bit larger, I think, than their operation at ORD. While ORD is larger as a whole, AA is only a fraction of the overall traffic and (aside from most international arrivals) are centered in the relatively compact T3, which has somewhere around 80 gates, not all of which are used by AA. On the other hand, I believe AA has around 90 gates at CLT. These aren't exact number, but I believe they're close.

I have not flown Avelo. They're growing very fast, but there have also been some growing pains. I saw today that they're cancelling a route (Lexington to either Tampa or Orlando, can't remember) in January...and the route just started four days ago. So yeah...prices are low because (a) that's their business model, and (b) they may not be reliable at this point. Just things to consider.

St. John is crazy easy to do on your own, so I would recommend doing it that way as long as you have the time. Most of the island of St. John is technically the national park, so even going to (most of) the beaches technically puts you in the Virgin Islands National Park. My wife and I are also trying to do the whole "hit all national parks" thing. Definitely don't expect to actually get it done, especially when you get to the "obscure" ones like Gates of the Arctic...but it's worth a try. Good luck!

I would be shocked if any airlines run those kind of deals this year, with the exception of maybe some low cost carriers. Demand for air travel is still through the roof, and they don't need to incentive much to get people to pay top dollar right now.

My cousin works as a gate agent for a major airline that shall go un-named but has hubs in places like Chicago, Newark, and Houston 🙂 She works her tail off as best she can to help out in any little way.

I'm not going to get involved beyond just pointing out that most of us who post regularly on this board either (a) practically live on planes, (b) work in aviation, or (c) both. 6rugrats is definitely one of the heavy hitters on this board.

Okay, good. I was hoping you weren't limiting yourself to Southampton Airport. It's lovely, but the nonstops to Heathrow/Gatwick definitely win out in my book. It wouldn't surprise me that Orlando-London flights fill up quickly with all of the holiday travel between the two destinations. That being said, seat maps are notoriously unreliable for a couple of reasons and should not, on their own, be used to judge how busy or quiet a flight is: - Tickets can be booked without seat allocations, making it look emptier than it really is - Seats can be set aside for codeshare partners or for other reasons, making it look busier than it really is I am not sure how open you are to driving a few hours, but keep in mind there are also flights to London from Tampa and Miami.

No idea how it actually works, but it can't be any less reliable than a walkie talkie in a big metal ship.

I transit through Charlotte a decent amount as an AA frequent flier. I've had many 40 minute layovers. I've made all but one or two. It's busy but efficient, and if you're mobile, it doesn't take too long to get around. No time for the rocking chairs or Bojangles, though. There are always going to be people who missed their 40 minute connections, but most will make them.

I'll echo the "who knows" sentiment, unfortunately. There's really no magic time...if there was, everyone would book it then and it wouldn't be magical 🙂 You mention flying in to Southampton. While that is definitely possible on KLM via Amsterdam, I do hope you're also looking at London Heathrow and London Gatwick as those will offer many, many, many, many, many, many more flights (including nonstops from Orlando) and they're not far from Southampton.

I definitely appreciate that you're referencing the ability to finish your journey by train. That's something I do quite frequently in Europe because it's generally quite enjoyable. London, Paris, Brussels, and even Frankfurt (which has an extremely handy long distance train station right at the airport) are good options to fly in to and continue by train to Amsterdam. Alternatively, one good option is to fly in to London, spend a day or so there, and finish with a flight out of London City airport to Amsterdam or even Rotterdam.