I quit flying. I no longer go to Hawaii. I drive coast to coast though it kills my back and takes 4 times longer. I actually love the flying part (bigger planes) but HATE the TSA.
had to fly last winter for a wedding....not pleasant...of course, it was PHL.
I quit flying, too. I’m old enough to remember being able to arrive an hour before takeoff, buy a ticket, and climb aboard. Sad, those days are forever gone.
I would rather not.
But I just went on a short vacation with my wife to the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina.
We rented a car and drove 12 hours from the south shore of Lake Erie in one day. Arriving in North Carolina after dark. Not much fun driving in the mountains after dark. Pretty darn scary for someone not familiar with the area or driving in mountains in the dark.
On the way back we took an extra day but we rarely have had that luxury.
I would rather not fly for two reasons. First; the same reason for this thread. I hate the TSA and their processes. Second; cramped seating and airline luggage scams.
Next May we will be taking an Alaskan cruise and will have to travel to Seattle to catch the boat. I simply can’t take the time to drive to the West Coast and it would cost a good deal of money in gas and motel rooms if I did.
I don’t look forward to sitting in an airline seat for six hours however so I check in to better than economy seating.
I would pay extra for more seating space if the airlines pricing policies made sense but having checked it out, it is ridiculous. To upgrade from Economy to Economy plus for an extra 3-5 inches of leg room cost an extra $200 dollars a seat. That extra money doesn’t even get you a break on your luggage. Business class would run me an extra $400 per seat.
Airlines are getting ridiculous in wringing every penny that they can out of their customers. After I retire I doubt that I will ever fly again but until then I will have to fly because I simply can not afford the time.