Midwest Airlines - have you had good experiences with them?
I'm planning a trip from Nashville, TN to Milwaukee, WI and would prefer to fly nonstop. Midwest Airlines is apparently the only airline that has that particular flight nonstop. However, I've heard next to nothing about Midwest and when I look them up online I get very mixed reviews. If you've flown Midwest and had a good or bad experience, any thoughts/comments/advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Air Travel - 1 Answers
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I'm from Milwaukee and have flown with them many times and have been to DC, Vegas, LA and Dallas and all went well. My brother had a late flight to Jersey once but overall pretty solid.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Book flight now , or wait later
Book flight now , or wait later?
Traveling from Milwaukee to Scottsdale the first week of Feb . Book my ticket now for the lowest fares , or wait til after the Holidays ?
Phoenix - 2 Answers
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Book it now, if your plans are set. Pretty expensive to change it later. But they are pretty cheap right now, as long as you aren't going over the Holidays themselves, travel mid-week and even better. The prices only go up from here.
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The lowest airline fares are those booked at least 30 days in advance. Another money saving hint is to travel midweek, especially on Wednesdays.
Traveling from Milwaukee to Scottsdale the first week of Feb . Book my ticket now for the lowest fares , or wait til after the Holidays ?
Phoenix - 2 Answers
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Book it now, if your plans are set. Pretty expensive to change it later. But they are pretty cheap right now, as long as you aren't going over the Holidays themselves, travel mid-week and even better. The prices only go up from here.
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The lowest airline fares are those booked at least 30 days in advance. Another money saving hint is to travel midweek, especially on Wednesdays.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Day trip to Milwaukee - public transportation
Day trip to Milwaukee - public transportation?
I'm planning a trip to Chicago. On the last day, I hope to take a daytrip to Milwaukee and catch a Brewers game to see Miller Park (via Amtrak). Flying home from Milwaukee is much more expensive than Chicago. Unfortunately there is a time issue. Game time is 1:05 and the last flight out of Chicago is 7:40 unless I take a more expensive flight. The 3PM train gets to Union Station at 4:30 and the 5:45 train gets me there at 7:15. The latter gives me very little time to get to the airport. How much time do I realistically need to go from Union Station to Midway to catch a flight? According to google, it's about a 10 minute drive from Miller Park to Amtrak but how is the public transportation? Is there a bus or train I can take or will I need a cab? If there is a bus, will they be operating during the game or only before and after? My other options are pay more money to get a later flight out of Chicago or a lot more to fly out of Milwaukee. Any advice is welcome! Thankds for the reply. I know how long a game lasts but I wouldn't mind leaving early as the game isn't exactly a great matchup (Brewers vs Nats). The problem is that I don't know if whatever public transportation that serves Miller Park is available in the middle of the game which could mean I can't take the earlier train. Plus the risk of going standby at night is the possibility of having to wait until the next day for a flight which means paying for a room at a hotel and also taking an extra day off. It's an extra $150 to book a later flight and maybe double that to fly out of Milwaukee.
Chicago - 3 Answers
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Best info I can find says that the adverage 9 inning baseball game last 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Your game would be over around 4:05 - 4:35p. If you want to try to see the whole game then the 5:45 train is your only choice. My best advice is to take a later flight out of Chicago. Ask about flying stand-by and you might save a little money at the cost of not knowing 100% what fight you will be on til the last min.
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Unfortunately, you will not make it to Midway if your train gets in at 7:15. With no traffic a cab ride is about 20 minutes to Midway, but Union Station is very large so it will take you time just to get out and get a cab. If you are going to take the 3pm train you can definitely take public transportation to Midway, but you will miss a lot of the baseball game. To take the el to Midway, walk east to the Quincy/Wells stop for the Orange Line. It only goes in one direction and ends at Midway. The ride is about 35 min, and trains come about every 10 min.
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Take Amtrak. There is a shuttle bus that takes people from the train station in Milwaukee to the ballpark and back. Amtrak will cost you about $42 round trip. The shuttle bus is free. Assuming this is an average game, it will last about two-three hours or so, meaning it will be over at 3:00 and some change. But there is a train that leaves Milwaukee at 3:00. You may have to leave before the game is over and take a cab back to the train station (not sure if the shuttle buses start running again until the game is over). You've done your homework and found out it's about a 10 minute ride from the ballpark to the train station, so take that into consideration (also add in some traffic time in case you stay for the whole game and leave with everyone else). The train gets into Chicago at 4:29, plenty of time to take a cab or even an el train to Midway for a 7:40 p.m. flight.
I'm planning a trip to Chicago. On the last day, I hope to take a daytrip to Milwaukee and catch a Brewers game to see Miller Park (via Amtrak). Flying home from Milwaukee is much more expensive than Chicago. Unfortunately there is a time issue. Game time is 1:05 and the last flight out of Chicago is 7:40 unless I take a more expensive flight. The 3PM train gets to Union Station at 4:30 and the 5:45 train gets me there at 7:15. The latter gives me very little time to get to the airport. How much time do I realistically need to go from Union Station to Midway to catch a flight? According to google, it's about a 10 minute drive from Miller Park to Amtrak but how is the public transportation? Is there a bus or train I can take or will I need a cab? If there is a bus, will they be operating during the game or only before and after? My other options are pay more money to get a later flight out of Chicago or a lot more to fly out of Milwaukee. Any advice is welcome! Thankds for the reply. I know how long a game lasts but I wouldn't mind leaving early as the game isn't exactly a great matchup (Brewers vs Nats). The problem is that I don't know if whatever public transportation that serves Miller Park is available in the middle of the game which could mean I can't take the earlier train. Plus the risk of going standby at night is the possibility of having to wait until the next day for a flight which means paying for a room at a hotel and also taking an extra day off. It's an extra $150 to book a later flight and maybe double that to fly out of Milwaukee.
Chicago - 3 Answers
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Best info I can find says that the adverage 9 inning baseball game last 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Your game would be over around 4:05 - 4:35p. If you want to try to see the whole game then the 5:45 train is your only choice. My best advice is to take a later flight out of Chicago. Ask about flying stand-by and you might save a little money at the cost of not knowing 100% what fight you will be on til the last min.
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Unfortunately, you will not make it to Midway if your train gets in at 7:15. With no traffic a cab ride is about 20 minutes to Midway, but Union Station is very large so it will take you time just to get out and get a cab. If you are going to take the 3pm train you can definitely take public transportation to Midway, but you will miss a lot of the baseball game. To take the el to Midway, walk east to the Quincy/Wells stop for the Orange Line. It only goes in one direction and ends at Midway. The ride is about 35 min, and trains come about every 10 min.
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Take Amtrak. There is a shuttle bus that takes people from the train station in Milwaukee to the ballpark and back. Amtrak will cost you about $42 round trip. The shuttle bus is free. Assuming this is an average game, it will last about two-three hours or so, meaning it will be over at 3:00 and some change. But there is a train that leaves Milwaukee at 3:00. You may have to leave before the game is over and take a cab back to the train station (not sure if the shuttle buses start running again until the game is over). You've done your homework and found out it's about a 10 minute ride from the ballpark to the train station, so take that into consideration (also add in some traffic time in case you stay for the whole game and leave with everyone else). The train gets into Chicago at 4:29, plenty of time to take a cab or even an el train to Midway for a 7:40 p.m. flight.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Priceline flight question
Priceline flight question?
I was curious how much it would cost to fly home for christmas instead of driving. So i went on priceline, and put in oklahoma city, to Milwaukee, and the cheapest price was $299 this was with a connect flight in Chicago, so i figured hey, i could have someone pick me up in Chicago, no problem. So i went back and put in oklahoma city, to chicago, but the cheapest flight on this one is $334. Why is this?
Other - Destinations - 2 Answers
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what you said
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This kind of pricing happens all the time. Any flight that departs from and arrives at major cities like Chicago is always more expensive than if you only connect through Chicago. One of the reasons is because the demand for seats is higher in Chicago than Oklahoma City and Milwaukee.
I was curious how much it would cost to fly home for christmas instead of driving. So i went on priceline, and put in oklahoma city, to Milwaukee, and the cheapest price was $299 this was with a connect flight in Chicago, so i figured hey, i could have someone pick me up in Chicago, no problem. So i went back and put in oklahoma city, to chicago, but the cheapest flight on this one is $334. Why is this?
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what you said
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This kind of pricing happens all the time. Any flight that departs from and arrives at major cities like Chicago is always more expensive than if you only connect through Chicago. One of the reasons is because the demand for seats is higher in Chicago than Oklahoma City and Milwaukee.
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