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This has got to be the most bizzare itinerary I've ever seen on Orbitz

Posted by znufrii Oct 16 '08, 11:07

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Fri, Aug 28 US Helicopter Corp 114
Depart: 12:45pm
Arrive: 12:55pm New York, NY (JFK)
New York, NY (JRB)

2 stops Economy 10min Sikorsky Helicopter

No plane change. Time between flights: 1hr 35min

US Helicopter Corp 114
Depart: 2:30pm
Arrive: 2:40pm New York, NY (JRB)
Newark, NJ (EWR)

Economy 10min Sikorsky Helicopter

Change Airline. Time between flights: 3hr 30min

Continental Airlines 784
Depart: 6:10pm
Arrive: 9:41pm Newark, NJ (EWR)
Portland, OR (PDX)

Economy 6hr 31min Boeing 737 View seats
Total duration: 11hr 56min

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Mon, Sep 7 Continental Airlines 485
Depart: 7:26am
Arrive: 3:39pm Portland, OR (PDX)
Newark, NJ (EWR)

2 stops Economy 5hr 13min Boeing 737 View seats

Change Airline. Time between flights: 1hr 6min

US Helicopter Corp 123
Depart: 4:45pm
Arrive: 4:55pm Newark, NJ (EWR)
New York, NY (JRB)

Economy 10min Sikorsky Helicopter

No plane change. Time between flights: 1hr 5min

US Helicopter Corp 123
Depart: 6:00pm
Arrive: 6:10pm New York, NY (JRB)
New York, NY (JFK)

Economy 10min Sikorsky Helicopter
Total duration: 7hr 44min

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what's so weird about it? -- nm - loosilu Oct 16, 11:08 14
- I'd never seen scheduled helicopter service on there before -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 11:09 13
  - yeah, continental advertises it to Newark. -- nm - loosilu Oct 16, 11:09 12
    - as if it wouldn't just be cheaper and faster for me to just take a car service to EWR... - znufrii Oct 16, 11:11 11
      - Jet Blue? -- nm - psilotum Oct 16, 11:13 6
        
        for some reason, not listed on orbitz. I know they're cutting it for the winter and only doing it seasonally from now on, so it's an option for next s -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 11:17 5
        
        The discounts don't list with the search sites (Jet Blue, Southwest, etc.) -- nm - psilotum Oct 16, 11:19 3
        
        in my experience their schedules are listed, but you have to book directly through them. -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 11:20 2
        
        it might just be that JetBlue has not published their schedules for next summer -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 11:20 1
        
        and my suspicions are confirmed, as their website is only accepting bookings through April -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 11:22
        
        summer -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 11:17
      - continental has a hub at Newark. much faster to fly. -- nm - loosilu Oct 16, 11:13 3
        
        but then there's the time it would take me to get to JFK to catch the helcopter to fly to EWR -- nm - znufrii Oct 16, 11:16 2
        
        maybe you are not their target client! -- nm - loosilu Oct 16, 11:17 1
        
        probably not. - znufrii Oct 16, 11:18

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