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01-11-2016, 03:52 PM

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Saabs

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Originally Posted by EMBFlyer

That is NO WHERE NEAR reason enough to justify that hotel. Don't start sounding like the FAs!

Didn't say I liked the hotel. I wish we were downtown like normal airlines. It's not a good holiday inn.

01-11-2016, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Saabs

I wish we were downtown like normal airlines. It's not a good holiday inn.

The problem with downtown is that it's very likely an hour each way to get there and back. There are plenty of better options than the Holiday Inn near the airport, but if you are anywhere near rush hour 90/94 is BRUTAL to get downtown.

01-11-2016, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sliceback

Easy. Six day trips. PHL-DUB-ORD-DUB-PHL. JFK-ZRH-PHL-ZRH-JFK.

Six on, nine off. Front and end load a month and it's 15-18 days off. Brutal.

Wouldn't even have to be this complicated. Wasn't LAA operating 767s on MIA-PHL recently? MIA-PHL-ZRH-PHL-MIA

Little less likely for the 330 flight, but I know LUS has even operated scheduled 330s on CLT-BOS of all flights... so a domestic 330 turn to ORD from CLT or PHL doesn't seem out of the question.

But, in all likelihood it'll probably be what you posted.

01-11-2016, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Saabs

Didn't say I liked the hotel. I wish we were downtown like normal airlines. It's not a good holiday inn.

You should know by now we're anything but a normal airline!

01-11-2016, 05:47 PM

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You should know by now we're anything but a normal airline!

What do you like about AA?

01-11-2016, 06:51 PM

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That should be a long enough layover for the downtown layover. I doubt they'll be going to Mt Prospect.

01-11-2016, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Saabs

Didn't say I liked the hotel. I wish we were downtown like normal airlines. It's not a good holiday inn.

On all my recent ORD layovers longer than 18hrs, I've been downtown every time. It's one of our best layover locations.

But I agree, the Mt Prospect hotel blows. Hotel committee is very well aware of it and is trying to get it changed.

01-11-2016, 07:15 PM

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I didn't even know there was a downtown ORD hotel option. I've always stayed at Mt Prospect. Gives me hope...

01-11-2016, 07:53 PM

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The LUS Long hotel is Mt. Prospect. We have no downtown option, as of now.

01-12-2016, 04:14 AM

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No kidding? Didn't know that, sorry. Well, we are supposed to be streamlining hotels this year. You guys will love the downtown hotel...one of the best locations overall, right in the heart of Chicago.

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