Passports for internal travel?????

[pangaia]

80. Hope my previous reply didn't sound to.. um.. snooty. I CAN be snooty. LOL

I do fly a lot.. domestically and internationally...

Maybe 10-12 times in the US and a few less outside the US, which also requires flying IN the US from Rochester, NY to.. wherever.

Just a couple observations,
--1st class seats cost a LOT more than coach, even the. 'extra space' coach seats. Do you know about those? I can not afford 1st class OR Business, although I have flown Business international a few times at somebody else's expense. And of course on my next flight to.. Tokyo, say, "even extended coach" feels MORE like the infamous cattle car. BUT, on any flight more than say 2 hours I get the extra room seats. DELTA COMFORT, etc etc. and ALWAYS an aisle.. Bulkhead seats can work also..depends....It is considerably better than the jam 'em in' seats.

Just a quick search came up with this- without any of my usual extra work to get something a little cheaper...
ROC-FLL round trip- COACH $343 --- 1st Class $737- and only the longer flight is "1st class"
ROC- ICN(Seoul)-Round trip-- Premium Economy - $1,596 1st Class $18,530. ooppssie

--I NEVER end up in a middle seat, so if you book far enough in advance, you shouldn't either. BTW, if you book on say EXPEDIA, and they don;t let you choose a seat, just call the airline... IN FACT, always better to book through the airline.
You could also check www.seatguru.com to help you find the better/worse seats, well in coach anyway... Of course not so useful on short flights.


--As for those 3-4 stop flights.. I seriously doubt ANYBODY does that, well maybe a few. But when you search Expedia or Kayak or wherever, they always show up first because they are the cheapest... "23 hours from ROC to FLL, ---with stops in PHL, BOS and DTW"




But, hey. to each her own. I fly enough to know somewhat how to use the system, as crappy as it is, and getting worse...

Speaking of crappy. I have to meet a friend arriving from Japan on March 30 who does not speak English and is bringing a big expensive musical instrument with her. SO I want to meet her to help her. Last week I booked a RT from SYR to ORD (her port of entry from Narita). I MUST arrive in Chicago a couple hours BEFORE she does and must come back with her from ORD to SYR. same day, no Sat overnight.. $850 smackers!!!!!!!!!

Good night---


Happy flying..