That's why sometimes I wished we had a better train system in this country.
I agree. I would never fly from Chicago to Louisville if I could help it. I think its more like 6 hours. I am north of the city. But you leave your house an hour and a half before the flight. Its an hour and 15 minute flight if everything works out. Its a half hour from the landing to you getting to the rent-a-car desk. And then you have to drive wherever. So you are paying them lets say $200 so you can save an hour and a half. And of course you have to deal with them, the weather and their schedule. And you need to pay for the rent-a-car or taxis when you get there.
Why the hell would you fly from Chicago to Louisville anyway. You can drive it in 5 hours and you don’t have to get to the airport 2 hours early, get strip searched by TSA and then run the risk of the flight being late or as in this case, getting tossed off.
That’s why sometimes I wished we had a better train system in this country.
Airlines have a lobby to stop trains from ever being a real option.
Amtrak used to go Chicago-Indy-Louisville. It was a ten+ hour overnight trip.