Here is a preliminary airline schedule to see what might be available. We can schedule a flight this far in advance. So I went out to February and scheduled a Tuesday.
Option #1 assumes we put women on plane on our second day in Burlington. Doesn't give much time for local touring.
Option #2 assumes SAG driver puts women on plane as we head out on our third day.
The schedule is for a VERY ROUGH estimate just to TEST if this idea makes any sense.
OPTION #1 ($268)
Tue, Feb 12 From Nashville Intl. (BNA)To Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl. (YUL)
United 8:10am BNA to 3:15pm YUL 6h 5m, 1 stop ORD
Tue, Feb 19 From Burlington Intl. (BTV) To Nashville Intl. (BNA)
United 5:42pm BTV to 10:23pm BNA 5h 41m, 1 stop EWR
OPTION #2 ($268)
Tue, Feb 12 From Nashville Intl. (BNA) To Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl. (YUL)
United 8:10am BNA to 3:15pm YUL 6h 5m, 1 stop ORD
Tue, Feb 19 From Burlington Intl. (BTV) To Nashville Intl. (BNA)
United 7:05am BTV to 11:39am BNA 5h 34m, 1 stop ORD
Suggest that we consider later flights and "small" airports splitting airlines if necessary. E.G. Nashville to Montreal
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10:25 AM Nashville International Airport BNA
1:25 PM Toronto Pearson International Airport YYZ
Air Canada AC 7332
3h 5m layover Toronto YYZ (All Air Canada operations are in Terminal 1)
4:30 PM Toronto Pearson International Airport YYZ
5:47 PM Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport YUL
Air Canada AC 488
RETURN
11:23 AM Burlington International Airport BTV
12:51 PM Philadelphia International Airport PHL
American AA 4611
2h 7m layover Philadelphia PHL
2:58 PM Philadelphia International Airport PHL
4:15 PM Nashville International Airport BNA
American AA 4853
I will volunteer to be the SAG driver to meet and drop off our spouses.
Please help by getting round trip prices and total elapsed time on any recommended splits. When I looked at using to different airlines, the price nearly doubled with no advantage.
ReplyDeleteBNA to Montreal on Air Canada Feb 12
ReplyDeleteSample fares $306 to $430 for economy.
economy Standard Highlights*:
Checked bags for a fee
Changes for a fee
economy Standard $306
economy Flex Highlights*:
1st checked bag free
Changes for a discounted fee
Free standard seat selection
economy Flex $397
economy Comfort Highlights*:
1st checked bag free
Free changes outside 60 days of departure
Free extra legroom & standard seat selection
1 select alcoholic beverage included
Free same-day standby
economy Comfort $430
Burlington to BNA Feb 19 American
Main Cabin
One way $275 - 305 per person, $305 includes 1 bag and assigned seats
So round trip ticket is $600 to $700 vs $268. That is better that what I got when I checked your selections on Expedia. Price there was over $1000.
ReplyDeleteIn general, we are not going to know what exactly is available until 90 days before anticipated departure and, if you want to "split" the route as Dave suggests, you are likely to pay 2x to 4x more than the best fare. I am guessing the best round-trip fare will be around $350 and will require "jumping" at a moments notice. Often the best fares are posted for only a few hours at a time.
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