On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 04:55:25PM -0400, Adam Holt wrote: > Flights like KLM's https://goo.gl/flights/XwKR have very efficient layovers > (4h15m, 1h46m and 2h10m) and would save Sugar Labs $487.36 or $676.76 > according > to Samson's own arithmetic.
I'm sure there are other factors I'm missing in all this, but I wouldn't call the last two layover times "efficient" in the context of transcontinental and transoceanic international flight. I'd call them bordering on foolhardy for any but the most seasoned and flexible traveller (eg, someone travelling light [eg, carryon only]), sufficiently experienced and financially capable of negotiating any on-the-fly rebookings and added accomodations necessitated by a missed connection. It's probably why they are cheaper: Demand for them is probably lower. If any of those layover times include much standing in line for things like customs, immigration/border control, security screening or the like, they are too short. Checked bags for domestic layovers can usually be checked through, but for any layover that involves the passenger crossing a border, bags generally need to be collected, taken through customs and border control, passed through security once again, and then re-checked. This can go smoothly, or it can go horribly. If there are delays for the incoming flight on top of all that, it can make catching the connection impossible. Foregoing the opportunity for far-flung Sugar Labs members to meet in person at a proportionally low added marginal cost (compared, eg, to a separate trip) could be penny wise but pound foolish, especially if the budget funds are not fungible. -- D. Joe _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
