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07-21-2008, 10:00 PM
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| Ithaca Airline Limo
Not sure if that was the bus you meant. I think they charged me $80 for a trip on the 21st from Syracuse to Ithaca. | 
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07-21-2008, 10:38 PM
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| theres a lot of different taxi companies in Syracuse.. they all have different pricing for a ride to Ithaca. There is a Taxi booth right inside the airport at the exit, and that taxi company (as of a month ago) charged $160 per ride. That means that if there happens to be another person trying to get to Ithaca (which is pretty likely) the cost gets split between all passengers. So, its quite possible you will be able to pay half or even 1/3, depending on how many other people are also interested in getting to Ithaca at that point in time. | |
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07-21-2008, 11:01 PM
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| has anyone here experienced a terrible flight to Ithaca, thru riding one of those small airplanes? IMO, these flights are scary as hell, being bumpy and all. I would fly to Syracuse and take the bus to Ithaca. | |
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07-21-2008, 11:05 PM
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| I had a meeting to attend in Nashville...flew out of Ithaca. Flying out of Ithaca was terrible b/c I was a on a tiny plane and my seat broke so I had to sit in the back. Then, my flight from Detroit to Ithaca was delayed due to ice and we had a rough landing. | |
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07-21-2008, 11:15 PM
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| Tsenguun, actually I'll be coming to NY on the 16th but it would've been cool if we were on the same flight.
Sapere, I've visited that page but some of the links are not working.
patlees88, I'm either doing that or going by cab.
Is there a taxi service (an actual cab - not the Ithaca airline limo) back to Syracuse airport from Cornell? Are the prices the same as those for the trips from the SYR airport to Ithaca (as in $100 or $160)? | |
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07-21-2008, 11:33 PM
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has anyone here experienced a terrible flight to Ithaca, thru riding one of those small airplanes? IMO, these flights are scary as hell, being bumpy and all. I would fly to Syracuse and take the bus to Ithaca.
| I was flying into Ithaca (from Philly perhaps?) and they informed us that they were unable to get the tail of the plane off the tail stand because the back was too heavy. So, they moved some of us sitting in the back up to the front and apparently that did the trick. | 
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07-22-2008, 12:40 AM
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| Would it be easy to find one or two - maybe two would be too crowded with luggage - cornell students at the airport in order to hire a cab together and split the fare? Assuming it runs to about 80 dollars a person, it seems like a better deal than the ithaca limo. | |
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07-22-2008, 06:59 AM
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| Patlees, was your bad experience on a turboprop or a small jet (canada air regional jet 50 seater)? I would be scared as hell too if it was a turboprop. | |
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07-22-2008, 07:19 AM
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| My experience was on a turboprop | |
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07-22-2008, 07:25 AM
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| That is good to hear because I am flying up there on a small jet on my philly connection. This is my first time flying lol. I have heard my share of turboprop horror stories though. | |
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07-22-2008, 07:33 AM
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| Yeah...I hate turboprop planes. Rough ride and they're loud. | |
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07-22-2008, 09:00 AM
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| Funny -- You never hear of them crashing though.
In terms of waiting for the limo between SYR and Ithaca, I suggest bringing a book. | |
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07-22-2008, 09:28 AM
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Funny -- You never hear of them crashing though.
| Doesn't matter...I've always hated flying and the ride on a turboprop doesn't help | |
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07-22-2008, 02:15 PM
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Patlees, was your bad experience on a turboprop or a small jet (canada air regional jet 50 seater)? I would be scared as hell too if it was a turboprop.
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Unfortunately, I had bad experiences with both a turboprop and a small jet. A small jet going from Philly to Ithaca, thru US Airways, was somewhat trubulent but not crazy. The turboprop I tried, once, it suddenly sunk for like 3 seconds in the air, which kinda felt like riding the Giant Drop in six flags. It is also noisy and bumpy as hell, I thought the plane was gonna crash. I would do the best to avoid direct flights to Ithaca as much as possible. | |
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