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I wish I had a private jet.

I wish I had a friend with a private jet.

In fact I *do* have a friend with a private jet, but I couldn't actually ask him to fly me places. (and I'm not sure how to get him to volunteer. ;) )

I have a week off work mid-feb.
We have a place to stay in West Palm Beach, for free, for that week.

All I need is to get myself there.

Plane tickets have gone from $300 to $700 in the last 3 days. I'm hoping it's just a blip and they'll come back down some, but at that rate, i can't afford to go. :(

I found one flight for like $200- but it's leaving from/getting in to airports that are like 1-2 hours from home/ the place in florida. And get in at like midnight on monday, and leave at like 6am thurs. So I'd get 2 days there? Not worth it.

Fucking airlines. I really hate them these days.

And, I just checked the weather: all i can say is WTF?! Snow forecasted for florida, but not here???



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💬 5 comments

  1. joshua ·

    You can get a better price, but you're going to have to be more creative w/your airports. Instead of W. Palm I'd consider Ft. Lauderdale (hey, it's a Southwest city), then making the 50 min - 1 hour drive north. As for your airport of departure, I presume it is BDL? I'd consider looking into alternatives there as well, that you can live with anyway. =)

    Also - last minute deals occur all the time and I get notifications constantly... if I see something I'll forward it your way. Because for work I've flown on virtually every domestic airline, I'm on all their last minute deal spam lists, lol.

  2. hodown ·

    Try farecast or bing. These days prices tend not to go down at the last minute because travel has really picked up and airlines are flying less flights. I don't me to sound preachy. I only know that because my company does studies on consumer spending al the time.

    You should totally go!!

  3. jenks ·

    awesome, thanks for the tips/offers, guys.
    I was using Kayak, but I think I like farecast better.
    Also trying to see if we can scrounge up some miles.

    But what's "last minute" these days? We're just under the 30 day mark.
    I.e, how long can I wait? I don't want to get totally screwed.

    And yes josh, you're right. If we fly out of providence, and fly into fort lauderdale, it's certainly cheaper. And if we leave on tuesday instead of sunday. And if we have a 6 hour layover. And get in at midnight. etc etc etc. But where do you draw the line? yeah, I want (need) to save money, but I don't want to spend more of my trip getting to and from the damn airport than I actually get to spend there.

    Then again, the pix I just added make the whole thing seem a little less savory!

  4. joshua ·

    Yeah that's the battle really, price vs. what you are willing to put up with.

  5. vincent ·

    You're going to have good weather in Feb. That forcast is really off now as it is going to getup to 78 in Miami on Sunday.

    I'm glad you and your boyfriend just anted up and are heading down there. The lift you get from getting away from the cold to FLA is always wonderful and it's even better in Feb/Mar.

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