Saturday, December 22, 2007
Getaway Day!
With the holiday rush, I'm finding myself off to JFK tonight for a flight home for Christmas. Catching the late flight to O'Hare airport tonight, and back at the tail end of Christmas night for fun and frivolity back at the grind on Dec 26. So for the next few days, my posting schedule may be a bit erratic, but I'll do my best to keep up.
In the meantime, Christmas isn't the only thing that's stressful for a lot of people traveling this weekend. Sometimes it's the travel itself. Here's a few websites that might help put your mind at ease.
Turbulence Forecast is a great website to help you know what to expect on your flight. Check out the latest charts and maps and get a good idea where you might expect rough spots on your flights. You can even get a free personalized forecast for your specific flight!
FlightStats is a great way to find out realtime information about your flight, as the airline reports it to the airport, not as the airline reports it to their website or monitor. Sometimes, you can even get the information about your upcoming flight quicker through FlightStats than by watching the monitor at the terminal.
Finally, if you have friends that worry, point them to Flight Aware and they can track your flight in real time.
Anyway
Roger, 1:08 AM
