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Samiantha101
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Hop flights
Samiantha101
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Has anybody had any experience doing a hop flight? My husband has only done it once before, and it was a nightmare for him, as he flew out days before 9/11.
We're considering doing an international hop. I suppose the flight out is weekly, and there have been several open seats continuously. This would end up saving us thousands of dollars if everything worked out, but it could end up costing us thousands more for last minute flights. Would you risk it? Our plan would be to try each week for a month to get out there. I guess there are several return flights each week. We aren't booking any hotels, etc. We also don't need to be there on a specific date. Obviously, returning wil be a much bigger priority, as my husband will need to be back from leave.
Anyways, I've never done a hop. Any tips?
We're considering doing an international hop. I suppose the flight out is weekly, and there have been several open seats continuously. This would end up saving us thousands of dollars if everything worked out, but it could end up costing us thousands more for last minute flights. Would you risk it? Our plan would be to try each week for a month to get out there. I guess there are several return flights each week. We aren't booking any hotels, etc. We also don't need to be there on a specific date. Obviously, returning wil be a much bigger priority, as my husband will need to be back from leave.
Anyways, I've never done a hop. Any tips?
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Re: Hop flights
Thanks for the website. Do you know what the weight requirement are? My husband mentioned he thought it may be 150 lbs for the three of us, and that they may weigh us individually.
I wouldn't recommend using them if he's on leave due to the unpredictability. If you're not active duty and you want to use it them go for it.
That being said, please do not do this going to Europe/Turkey. I cannot tell you how demoralizing it is to be on a plane to Afghanistan, thinking about how long it will be till you see your family again or what might happen, and sharing plane space with families who are excited to be going on vacation. Talk about totally different mind sets.
It is my understanding that you can NOT hop flight from the states unless your husband is deployed for more than X amount of time.
I would hop flights from mildenhall UK to Travis AFB in California quite a bit. I would NOT reccomend doing it while your husband is on leave because of the possibility he may not get back in time. I always hopped flights by myself with my kids because my husband was gone so I went home and my flexibility was a non issue.
Good luck!
??? You have to be on leave in order to even get on the flight. I have taken 2 flights within the last 6 months back and forth twice to Europe and no, they are not completely full of deploying people. We live in Europe so it is a cheaper means of getting back home for a funeral, in my case. Not a vacation. I'm assuming you have never been on the rotators to/from Europe. They are full of PCSing families and members going on/returning from R&R.