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[dj1028]

How much more are you willing to pay for a nonstop flight to Orlando? I was checking prices on SWA and the nonstop flights for the day we travel would appear to be $50 more expensive (each way - per person). Would you pay an extra $200?

[Dave Marx]

That depends on a lot of factors:

• The age of the children you're traveling with
• The length of the stopover(s)
• The number of stopovers
• The distance between gates (if you have to change planes)
• Total time of journey
• Time of day of flights

[nurse_mom]

with children, well we have (3) non stop is the only way I go. (unless the airfare is so cheap i couldn't pass it up) Several reasons. 2 of my DD have trouble with their ears taking off and landing. I;m scared of them loosing my luggage. I don't want to hear "are we there yet any more than I have to" Less chances of delays.
So if you can swing the money and the hours are better, I would change.

[Griffin]

Tough to tell. Have you priced out the other airlines? We usually get a really good price that is also non stop with Jet Blue. Though i've also thought about driving down in the future as I really dislike the travel days...

[disney_duke]

With one child, I would connect. 2 or more, non stop!!!!

[mike56]

If you can aford it I would go with non stop-less chance of lost luggage, not worrying on late connections if plane does not arrive/depart on time.

[jodileigh]

I think I'm the weird one here! While nonstop would be nice for a change (not available out of wichita anyway normally!!), I don't think I would pay much extra for it. I've been flying with my boys since they were babies and for me, the layover wasn't a bad thing. They could get off the plane, stretch their legs, get a snack, go potty, whatever. Now, I wouldn't want more than a couple of hour layover, but it has always been good for us. We usually fly out at dark thirty in the morning, so we use our layover to get breakfast and take potty breaks, by then it's time to board the plane again! So, call me crazy, but I wouldn't pay the extra $200 for direct flights.

[ANGSWIN]

We always fly SWA and we always fly nonstop when we go to Disney. It is WELL WORTH it not to have the hassle!

[Diz]

Originally Posted by dj1028

Would you pay an extra $200?

, in a heart beat!

[Colexis Mom]

Nope! I wouldn't do it in August for our trip. Coming home, stopping in Baltimore was $111 per person. To fly direct would have been like $168. We stopped in Baltimore (a 50 minute layover).

[lukeandbrookesmom]

Yes, I absolutely would pay $200 extra for non-stop for the 4 of us, and have, many times!

[Carousel96]

It depends. Is your other flight direct or connecting? How long is the layover? Does the nonstop get me there a lot earlier? Is the connection so close I'm likely to miss my flight?
We generally choose flights by arrival times.
Much as I like nonstops, there are a lot of things I could do with the $50 per person each way.

[Sue M.]

Not any (at least I haven't seen any) non-stops from the Pacific N.W. to Fla, but the past few times we've flown, we have gotten good connection times, pretty much walking off one plane and on to another. And my luggage has made it too But I always pack a change of clothes, bathing suit and jammies in my carry on just in case!
So if I had the opportunity, dunno if I'd pay the extra, if I got good flight times, and fast connections. In Jan I've got the best arrival time yet, flying from the west to MCO, I get in at 3:45 woohoo! I can get to a park arrival day!

[chezp]

I think it depends on the people involved. Personally, we've had a nightmare with connecting flights in the States in the past (to us, the connecting flights in the States cut it way too close - we'd have to leave a good couple of hours between them here), so I'd rather pay extra not to have to go through that nightmare of nearly missing our connecting flight again.

[Tracy M.]

I would pay $50 more a non stop flight, I hate having to worry about making a connecting flight if the first flight is delayed.