Amtrak from Tuscaloosa

VAmomof4
Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:38:10 +0000

My son had not flown much before he went to UA last year. I took a CC suggestion, and when we went down for a visit (Bama bound, maybe), I had him take charge. He got the boarding passes, led the way through the airport, got us transportation etc. I was just the shadow. I think we even had a flight that went through Atlanta, so we switched planes. That gave him the confidence he needed. Fortunately, the Birmingham airport is quite small and very easy to navigate. The shuttles from campus to BHM during break times work well - especially if you can book flights that work well with the shuttle schedule (i.e. - don’t book a flight that leaves at 5 am). There are also lots of other kids going through the airport at break time - so he’s definitely not alone!