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Fri Aug 27 14:32:17 UTC 2010

On Aug 27, 2010, at 10:08 AM, Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:25:43 PDT, Michael J McCafferty said:
> 
>> 2) Tijuana to Guadalajara for an 8hr layover, then to Atlanta for a
>> 1.5hr layover to New York LGA.
> 
> I once got booked Roanoke-Pittsburgh-Chicago-St Louis-Columbia MO. All layovers
> *short* enough to induce "run through the airport" panic behavior (and stopping for
> food was out of the question).
> 

A _really_ intelligent airline scheduling system would (IMHO) be able to offer you options like

"there is a direct flight Pittsburgh -> Kansas City, and from there it is a 2 hour drive to Columbia, so that will save you 5 hours travel time"

Regards
Marshall

> Oh, and I *hate* takeoffs and landings.