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milocoman · 05-21-2011, 04:43 PM

So I posted in the welcome forum that we are returning to the island after a long 10 years away. We visited the island for our honeymoon - we were married on 9/01/01.

We left out of Chicago on 9/3. But that was not our original flight plan. Our original tickets which we just found in my wife's hope chest went like this on the return trip. Leaving Aruba at 3:40 PM on 9/10 and arriving in Philly around 8PM. Then we were staying the night and flying out of Philly the next morning at 8:05AM to Milwaukee - yes that next day was 9/11!! We would have been smack dab in the air in the middle of the single biggest terrorist plot this country has ever experienced!!

I guess we got a bit lucky that US Air changed our MKE flights to Chicago and that allowed us to get into O'hare at 2:30 AM on 9/11 instead of being in the air when everything happened. Some time it just makes you go HMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

Oh and one more thing. Our tickets 10 years ago were $504 roundtrip each so $1008 total. I just booked this years and they are $987.20!! So it is nice to see that even with $4 a gallon gas we can still go back to 10 years ago on some purchases.

Everyone be safe in your travels....sometimes a little luck helps too.

reenwad · 05-29-2011, 03:40 PM

A little luck always goes a long way!

jdoll · 05-30-2011, 09:24 PM

We lived in Chicagoland and flew annually to AUA until '06 from ORD and agree that was a good airfare then and now.

05-21-2011, 04:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
milocoman Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 52	10 years later..... So I posted in the welcome forum that we are returning to the island after a long 10 years away. We visited the island for our honeymoon - we were married on 9/01/01. We left out of Chicago on 9/3. But that was not our original flight plan. Our original tickets which we just found in my wife's hope chest went like this on the return trip. Leaving Aruba at 3:40 PM on 9/10 and arriving in Philly around 8PM. Then we were staying the night and flying out of Philly the next morning at 8:05AM to Milwaukee - yes that next day was 9/11!! We would have been smack dab in the air in the middle of the single biggest terrorist plot this country has ever experienced!! I guess we got a bit lucky that US Air changed our MKE flights to Chicago and that allowed us to get into O'hare at 2:30 AM on 9/11 instead of being in the air when everything happened. Some time it just makes you go HMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Oh and one more thing. Our tickets 10 years ago were $504 roundtrip each so $1008 total. I just booked this years and they are $987.20!! So it is nice to see that even with $4 a gallon gas we can still go back to 10 years ago on some purchases. Everyone be safe in your travels....sometimes a little luck helps too. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

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05-29-2011, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
reenwad Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6	A little luck always goes a long way! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

05-30-2011, 09:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
jdoll Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 214	We lived in Chicagoland and flew annually to AUA until '06 from ORD and agree that was a good airfare then and now. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ Bon bini bèk na paradiso Next Aruba trip in