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Old 10-30-2018, 12:16 PM
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I have a Jan CRJ class date and will be living about 40min from MCO, 15 mins from MLB. Should I be wanting ATL, or, if I'm going to have to commute anyways, would QOL potentially be better to try and one-hop it from MCO to ORD or elsewhere?
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Old 10-30-2018, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by AFSOCFlyr View Post
I'm seeing an opportunity to pile on here..

I have a Jan CRJ class date and will be living about 40min from MCO, 15 mins from MLB. Should I be wanting ATL, or, if I'm going to have to commute anyways, would QOL potentially be better to try and one-hop it from MCO to ORD or elsewhere?

Thanks for your time!
MCO-ATL sounds like a brutal commute. Might wanna find a nearby airport with less competition.
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Originally Posted by hawk21 View Post
MCO-ATL sounds like a brutal commute. Might wanna find a nearby airport with less competition.


Because it is MCO or because of ATL? I知 defiantly not stuck on the ATL part. I figured MCO-ORD might get me some decent flying, but if MCO is that bad..?

I guess to paint the regional picture I値l be 45 mins to MCO, 15 to MLB, and 3hr to MIA with FLL and West Palm along the way.


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Old 10-30-2018, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by AFSOCFlyr View Post
Because it is MCO or because of ATL? I知 defiantly not stuck on the ATL part. I figured MCO-ORD might get me some decent flying, but if MCO is that bad..?

I guess to paint the regional picture I値l be 45 mins to MCO, 15 to MLB, and 3hr to MIA with FLL and West Palm along the way.


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Lots of Florida to ATL commuters. Delta fills up 757s many times a day from MCO and there are mainline commuters with seniority dates before you were born. Not to mention the disaster that is remote parking at MCO. MLB is much better in my experience, and very convenient (5-10 minutes from parking lot to gate)
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Originally Posted by hawk21 View Post
MCO-ATL sounds like a brutal commute. Might wanna find a nearby airport with less competition.
Honestly MCO-ATL is a piece of cake, I do it every week and hardly ever miss a flight. There are 20 some flights a day on 5 airlines. Granted Delta is usually a terrible option because they are always full, but I have yet to miss a Southwest flight. Other airlines doing that route are JetBlue, Frontier and Spirit.

MCO-ORD is awful and not something I'd ever consider doing again

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Thanks, all very helpful! So it sounds like ATL is still the best option regardless of your preference on how to get there.

I had thought that being by MCO instead of the FL panhandle might open up some other options, possibly with better flying and/or schedules. Not at all why I知 moving, just a thought.


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Honestly MCO-ATL is a piece of cake, I do it every week and hardly ever miss a flight. There are 20 some flights a day on 5 airlines. Granted Delta is usually a terrible option because they are always full, but I have yet to miss a Southwest flight. Other airlines doing that route are JetBlue, Frontier and Spirit.

MCO-ORD is awful and not something I'd ever consider doing again
SouthjetAir did mco-atl, not sure if they gave up that route or what but don't see it on passrider anymore
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