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Orlando park and fly
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04/02/2019 02:54 PM
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Anyone done a park and fly at Orlando Airport recently? Our flight leaves at 6:15 AM and we live 2 hours from Orlando, so looking into a park and fly option. However, the cheapest I'm finding with 8 days parking is $190. Due to how early our flight is, we really need a shuttle that starts by 4:30 AM, which also leaves out most of them. Almost looks like we'll be driving that morning at o dark thirty and parking at the airport.
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/02/2019 03:02 PM
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While I can not speak for Orlando, I found at both Columbus and Cincinnati airports the Park & Fly option now includes a higher hotel price, only 5 days of free parking and you pay the rest. They force you to book at the "Park & Fly" rate and it is more than the rack or AAA or any other discounted rate. When I did the math, it was actually cheaper to pay to park at the airport at both cities I mentioned. I am thinking this might be a trend that most other airports will eventually adopt.
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/02/2019 03:20 PM
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It seems that, other than the park n fly, which did have parking for up to 10 days I think, most hotels at Orlando seem to charge $8 a DAY for any days in addition to the room rate. Found some nice hotels with shuttles for around $100 or sometimes a bit more, but an extra $8 a night really jacks it up.
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/03/2019 02:14 PM
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Sorry, we are two hours from Orlando airport. I can't imagine what a price would be for that!!
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/03/2019 07:48 PM
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Thanks. Sounds like the place that we used to park in Miami, which sadly is no more. How is the shuttle pick up service at the airport?
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/04/2019 01:45 PM
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OK, I really just don't trust those kind of things, especially if the end result is that I'm getting on a plane for SXM..
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/04/2019 03:52 PM
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Hey, you have a whole lot more faith in a total stranger than I do!! I don't trust anyone!!!
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/04/2019 04:04 PM
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Hey, you have a whole lot more faith in a total stranger than I do!! I don't trust anyone!!! Remember when your parents told you NOT to get in a car with a stranger? NOW, people interact with/call or otherwise arrange with a total stranger for transportation, get in the car and trust them to get the job done without consequence. Sorry, I do not get the Uber or Lyft thing either.
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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To some extent there's the same concerns with a taxi, but at least around here, it's a real taxi. With this deal, that person is using their personal car and could break down anywhere, or just flat not show up, etc., etc. I frankly doubt I would ever use such a service, but certainly NOT to take me the airport to get to SXM.
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/04/2019 04:35 PM
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I guess they have some requirements and standards they ahve to meet but I would be hisitant.
Friends used Uber for a wedding last fall in Cincinnati. Several of them were late arriving due to the drivers not showing up on time, getting lost and one mentioned a car older than the Uber standards and an ashtray overflowing with cigarettes.
I will take my chances with a licensed taxi.
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/04/2019 07:00 PM
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To some extent there's the same concerns with a taxi, but at least around here, it's a real taxi. With this deal, that person is using their personal car and could break down anywhere, or just flat not show up, etc., etc. I frankly doubt I would ever use such a service, but certainly NOT to take me the airport to get to SXM. I have used Uber several times in the last few months: two trips to/from airport and then around town in Newport Beach, CA. All picked me up within five minutes of placing the order, cars were clean, you can compare the license plate on the car/van with what's in the app. I have been very impressed and wouldn't hesitate to use them again.
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/05/2019 10:53 AM
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I know. It's one thing if other people just decide to do it on their own because they like someone or whatever, but this concept of people doing it for themselves, that I just don't get..
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/09/2019 02:33 PM
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We did book on miles on Delta on this trip. We have another trip already booked on AA miles, and then after that, will definitely look at Jet Blue, yes..
Never heard it called OIA before, had to look it up!! We always call it MCO...
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/09/2019 07:30 PM
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We did book on miles on Delta on this trip. We have another trip already booked on AA miles, and then after that, will definitely look at Jet Blue, yes..
Never heard it called OIA before, had to look it up!! We always call it MCO... MCO is the 3 digit airport identifier, stands for McCoy Airport or Airfield, which is how it started, all signage is Orlando International Airport, or OIA, and that is how it is normally referred to on local news channels, Newspapers etc. Even as a local I normally use MCO as that is what you use when you book flights.
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/09/2019 07:59 PM
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Sounds way too complicated for me. Guess we will just get up at 2:30 AM and drive.....
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Re: Orlando park and fly
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04/10/2019 07:42 AM
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Problem is, we have a drive a fair distance from here to even rent a car. Don't know what we will do, as so often, we are scurrying around the night before, with a million things yet to do!
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