vasoccermom
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- Sep 16, 2004
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Hey everyone...just got back and wanted to give my reviews of my transportation to/from and around WDW!
Independence Air IAD-MCO. Our flight was half full so we got to stretch out. Left only a few minutes late and arrived 10 minutes early. Customer service was great from check-in to the gate to the flight attendant. On the way down the audio spiel was done by James Carville and Mary Matalin and on the return it was Dennis Miller. Very entertaining. Small planes, smooth ride, snacks, beverages and warm towel. Nice touch. Flight home was delayed due to nasty weather back here in the DC area (party of the reason I dreaded coming home). Instead of making us wait for the incoming flight to arrive, they sent us a plane arriving from somewhere else to do our return trip. So we got back about 1.5 hours later than planned but that was due to Dulles not allowing any flights to land due to weather and had nothing to do with the airline. All in all a very positive experience and I hope they continue to fill planes and keep operating. BTW, our return flight was just about full and the agent at check-in said most of the weekend flights were almost completely full. That's a good sign.
Dollar - since we arrived at MCO around midnight I didn't know what to expect. There was no one on line at Dollar so I joked with the agent that it was a good thing I signed up for Fastlane because it saved me from waiting so long!!! He had upgraded us to a mid-size before I even got the chance to ask so I can now use my upgrade coupon for a future reservation. Got a Taurus which served our purposes since we didn't use it other than to/from the airport. Returning the car was equally as easy. Pulled into the garage at the terminal, stepped out of the car; the agent with his hand-held device checked us out, printed up a receipt and sent us on our way. Quick and painless. By the way, we rented a car because we got a weekly rate of $103 (including all taxes and fees) which ended up being less expensive than transfers! Couldn't beat that.
Stayed at AKL. Figured we'd try WDW buses and see how it went. We ended up using them all week and never waited more than 5 minutes for a bus to arrive. Very easy, and the drivers were very friendly, some even playing trivia with us while driving to the various parks to pass the time.
We had a great experience with all our transportation this trip!
Karen
Independence Air IAD-MCO. Our flight was half full so we got to stretch out. Left only a few minutes late and arrived 10 minutes early. Customer service was great from check-in to the gate to the flight attendant. On the way down the audio spiel was done by James Carville and Mary Matalin and on the return it was Dennis Miller. Very entertaining. Small planes, smooth ride, snacks, beverages and warm towel. Nice touch. Flight home was delayed due to nasty weather back here in the DC area (party of the reason I dreaded coming home). Instead of making us wait for the incoming flight to arrive, they sent us a plane arriving from somewhere else to do our return trip. So we got back about 1.5 hours later than planned but that was due to Dulles not allowing any flights to land due to weather and had nothing to do with the airline. All in all a very positive experience and I hope they continue to fill planes and keep operating. BTW, our return flight was just about full and the agent at check-in said most of the weekend flights were almost completely full. That's a good sign.
Dollar - since we arrived at MCO around midnight I didn't know what to expect. There was no one on line at Dollar so I joked with the agent that it was a good thing I signed up for Fastlane because it saved me from waiting so long!!! He had upgraded us to a mid-size before I even got the chance to ask so I can now use my upgrade coupon for a future reservation. Got a Taurus which served our purposes since we didn't use it other than to/from the airport. Returning the car was equally as easy. Pulled into the garage at the terminal, stepped out of the car; the agent with his hand-held device checked us out, printed up a receipt and sent us on our way. Quick and painless. By the way, we rented a car because we got a weekly rate of $103 (including all taxes and fees) which ended up being less expensive than transfers! Couldn't beat that.
Stayed at AKL. Figured we'd try WDW buses and see how it went. We ended up using them all week and never waited more than 5 minutes for a bus to arrive. Very easy, and the drivers were very friendly, some even playing trivia with us while driving to the various parks to pass the time.
We had a great experience with all our transportation this trip!
Karen
