Originally Posted by
Jughead135
Looks like I'll be a temporary commuter from S. Florida for a couple of months, as my wife takes her horse (and, only incidentally, her husband) down to Wellington for the winter season. I'm in ATL, brand new to the 320B category.
PBI will be my easiest drive by far (~15 minutes), but FLL & MIA are in striking distance if the need arises. I've heard bad things about FLL for commuting, but nothing one way or another about PBI or MIA. Looking at schedule alone, PBI looks pretty good: 11 mainline flights per day, with a couple of SWA flights for good measure. Of course, that may not be the whole story, so, on to my questions...:
- What am I in for, jumpseating PBI - ATL & back? Tips/tricks I need to know? Lots of commuters? Sitting on the JS doesn't bother me; not getting on the flight at all does!
- Parking? Do we have a FA base there? If so, how do I get a parking pass? If not, should I expect to need FLL often enough to be worth pursuing a parking pass there? (My commuting airport is not a base; I have to pay for my own parking, so my parking privileges are "unused," if I find myself at a FA base.)
- If I'm on my own for parking at PBI--options/suggestions?
Thanks for any help/ideas/advice. Cheers!
It's been a year since I commuted out of PBI but the parking was realitvly inexpensive. Go to the airport authority across from the Starbucks and California Pizza Kitchen, closest to terminal A. Tell them you would like to use the employee parking, they will give you a paper to have signed by the Delta station manager. The cost was about $50 a year and $2 a day in the employee lot. It might have changed but I thought it was reasonable price.
Getting from PBI to ATL was 90% on the jumpseat. The first and last flight of the day from ATL to PBI was almost always a real seat in the back. The afternoon flights required a jumpseat.
Maby you could train the horses to list you for the jumpseat at 12:00
BFS