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cajunqueenmudbug
05-02-2007, 03:06 PM
Hope this isn't a duplicate of another thread...
I'm wondering what suggestions y'all have for going straight from the fest to the airport. I so desperately want to catch the last acts on sunday but have no idea what to do with my luggage! I'd hate to have to leave early to go back to the hotel for luggage. Ideas???? Please help!!!
Thanks & see y'all soon fellow festers!!!!
Bill/KC
05-02-2007, 07:27 PM
You're probably going to have to go back to your hotel for your bags. Sorry.
Oh, make sure you leave yourself plenty of time to do the trip to the hotel and the airport.
In some past years, when leaving straight from the Fest, I would rent a car downtown on Sunday morning, with an airport dropoff. Pre-K, that would cost about $30 (not sure of rates now, especailly last minute), and the taxes are a lot lower when picking up downtown vs the airport. Get the car, get your bags, stash 'em in the trunk, and drive to Fest. Cost of car, plus parking near the Fest, plus a coupl of gallons of gas, all didn't come to any more than cabs would have, and the extra hour of Fest? As they say, priceless.
Plan B, more hassle and more cost, is tale your bags to the airport on Sunday morning, and get checked in with the airline and bags checked then. They should be ok, but if not, thre's also a manned bag storage facility on the lower level by claim #6. Then cab to the Fest, and cab from Fest straight to MSY.
stlbarb
05-24-2007, 12:34 AM
Plan B, more hassle and more cost, is tale your bags to the airport on Sunday morning, and get checked in with the airline and bags checked then. They should be ok, but if not, thre's also a manned bag storage facility on the lower level by claim #6. Then cab to the Fest, and cab from Fest straight to MSY.
Plan C - hook up with somebody who parks right outside of the fest gate (me) and will let you have a key to the car. you leave, grab you luggage, and lock the keys in the car (i will use my extra set), or leave them with our parking goddess. if its early enough, you may be able to get a cab to pick you up closer than the official areas. or parking goddess may know someone who will run you to the airport faster & cheaper than a cab.