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Consulting and Air Transport

Air Travel: Airlines vs. Personal

Real-life example of a trip between
Colorado Springs and Grangeville, ID

Airlines

7:00 Arrive at airport, park
7:15 Check in, get boarding pass
7:30 Get in line at security
7:45 Put shoes on, head to gate
8:00 Begin boarding, with 50 others
 

 
  8:30 Take off
10:30
11:00
12:30 Land in Boise, after changing
         planes in Denver or Salt Lake
12:45 Arrive at luggage claim
  1:00 Watch luggage go around
  1:15 Retrieve luggage, head to
         rental car counter
  1:30 Begin 150-mile drive to ranch
  4:00 Arrive at ranch

Personal Air

Arrive at airport, park
Board airplane
Take off
 

 
 
 
 
Land in Grangeville
Arrive at ranch