Deaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1417 posts, RR: 1 Posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3523 times:
Hi Guys:
SO i jsut got the great news that i will be interning with a law firm in Philly, its cool because not many indian law students go to the united states for their internships, so its a massive opportunity for me.
Anyways, as always, the major dilemma now is which flights to take. I am very interested in EY's DEL-AUH-JFK-PHL, because that ways i get to fly the 345,332, etc.
The other thing i was thinking about was flying DEL-SIN-JFK-PHL on SQ, but then again i get to fly the 345 and will probably be pulp by the time i get off the plane.
So i am throwing this open to you guys, give me as many suggestions as u can. I wanna fly something new and unique. The other option would be EK.
Lets see, thanks for any help in advance.
regards
nitin
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STT757 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 16256 posts, RR: 52 Reply 1, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3514 times:
The easiest would be to fly into EWR, you can fly CO nonstop or Qatar, Jet Airways, Air India etc from DEL with a connection. At EWR you would board an Amtrak train to Philadelphia, CO codeshares with Amtrak between EWR and Center City Philadelphia.
Karan69 From India, joined Oct 2004, 2782 posts, RR: 19 Reply 2, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3506 times:
Quoting Deaphen (Thread starter): i was thinking about was flying DEL-SIN-JFK-PHL on SQ, but then again i get to fly the 345 and will probably be pulp by the time i get off the plane.
Mate the SQ 345 routes through EWR, for JFK it would be via FRA on the 744.
Since i remember you telling me you like the 346 why dont you go for QR,
Usairways85 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3097 posts, RR: 8 Reply 3, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3482 times:
Quoting STT757 (Reply 1): The easiest would be to fly into EWR, you can fly CO nonstop or Qatar, Jet Airways, Air India etc from DEL with a connection. At EWR you would board an Amtrak train to Philadelphia, CO codeshares with Amtrak between EWR and Center City Philadelphia.
Agreed, nonstop would be your best bet. Especially given delays at JFK and PHL.
VTNYC From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 277 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 3460 times:
BA DEL-LHR-PHL is probably the best choice with a layover of 4 hours at LHR and you avoid the delays at JFK or EWR. You could also take the DEL-EWR, CO non-stop but then you'll have to schlep you bags on to the AMTRAK connector to PHL.
First Flight, PA001 DEL-FRA-LHR-JFK; Dream- JFK-COK on a B6 787
Deaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1417 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3412 times:
Quoting STT757 (Reply 1): The easiest would be to fly into EWR, you can fly CO nonstop or Qatar, Jet Airways, Air India etc from DEL with a connection. At EWR you would board an Amtrak train to Philadelphia, CO codeshares with Amtrak between EWR and Center City Philadelphia.
Hmmmm, im not too hot on flying any of the directs, because im not a great fan of CO or AA or for that matter AI. The non stops would be boring, i want to fly a new airline with a cool airplane. The train to Philly sounds good though, how long would that take me? from New York to Philly on the Amtrak train?
Quoting Karan69 (Reply 2): Mate the SQ 345 routes through EWR, for JFK it would be via FRA on the 744.
Since i remember you telling me you like the 346 why dont you go for QR,
DEL-DOH-IAD-PHL,, IAD-PHL on the UA codeshare.
Karan
Ah yes sorry for that error, i meant to say EWR. I think that would be a special flight, dont know how much longer its goign to be around for. QR sounds good, that is a good option.
Quoting Usairways85 (Reply 3): Agreed, nonstop would be your best bet. Especially given delays at JFK and PHL
Hi, how would non stops help me against delays in JFK and PHL?
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VikingA346 From Sweden, joined Oct 2006, 499 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3397 times:
Quoting Deaphen (Reply 5): The train to Philly sounds good though, how long would that take me? from New York to Philly on the Amtrak train?
It's not a long trip. From EWR to PHL's 30th Street Station, probably under an hour. I'd say between 50-60 minutes. Driving from PHL-EWR it's about 1:15.
Quoting Deaphen (Reply 5): Hi, how would non stops help me against delays in JFK and PHL?
Because flying nonstop DEL-EWR, you wouldn't have to go through JFK or PHL, thus negating any delays that you might experience
Peronsally, I would fly British Airways to London and then onward to Philly on the 777. I like BA a lot and you get to fly big planes on both legs
VikingA346 @ PHL
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Pizzaandplanes From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3384 times:
Quoting Deaphen (Reply 5): The train to Philly sounds good though, how long would that take me? from New York to Philly on the Amtrak train?
Usually around an hour from the EWR train station.
Quoting Deaphen (Reply 5):
Hi, how would non stops help me against delays in JFK and PHL?
You would have a chance of missing your connection in the middle east and end up being a whole day late. In turn that would mean in a big mess trying to get to philly on a later flight.
You could just fly non-stop to EWR or JFK with only the hassle of getting on the right train.
Usairways85 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3097 posts, RR: 8 Reply 8, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 3361 times:
Or you can try VS on DEL-LHR-EWR/JFK. Not sure how the connection times work out though. I've had great experiences on VS. You would fly the A346 on both legs
AA737-823 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 5338 posts, RR: 11 Reply 9, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3324 times:
Well, I would stick with CO thru EWR on to Philly. But why take the train? Unless you like trains (which I do, but most people would rather fly, I imagine) then just connect to one of Continental's flights from EWR to PHL. I think they have them scheduled to depart between those two airports every 2.5 minutes these days.
But yeah, your statements kinda conflict... you don't want to do a long nonstop, yet you're afraid of becoming mush on the SIN-EWR flight...
CO offers a good product (especially by US airline standards), so that's what I would do.
Usairways85 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 3097 posts, RR: 8 Reply 10, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 3304 times:
Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 9): then just connect to one of Continental's flights from EWR to PHL. I think they have them scheduled to depart between those two airports every 2.5 minutes these days.
There are no commercial flts between EWR and PHL. There are only 3 between JFK and PHL and they are on little DL props(RJ's in the fall) that will easily be delayed in poor weather.
9W & AC have signed some type of commercial agreement. This would mean same terminal connection (T-1 @ YYZ), interlined baggage, on-line boarding cards & apparently 9W's North American service is expected to be top notch!! The 1:05 connection at YYZ inbound from DEL is probably as good as you will find.
COEWR787 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 305 posts, RR: 4 Reply 13, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 3262 times:
Quoting Daumueller (Reply 11): There are no commercial flts between EWR and PHL. There are only 3 between JFK and PHL and they are on little DL props(RJ's in the fall) that will easily be delayed in poor weather.
And those puddle jumpers get canceled whenever there is a whiff of bad waether.
Quoting AA737-823 (Reply 9): Or you can try VS on DEL-LHR-EWR/JFK. Not sure how the connection times work out though. I've had great experiences on VS. You would fly the A346 on both legs
Quoting Pizzaandplanes (Reply 7): Peronsally, I would fly British Airways to London and then onward to Philly on the 777. I like BA a lot and you get to fly big planes on both legs
I would beware of LHR and its interminable Security lines and extra special restrictions on hand baggage and all that. Avoid LHR if you can at all.
Blrsea From India, joined May 2005, 1227 posts, RR: 3 Reply 14, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 3239 times:
Quoting FLYACYYZ (Reply 12): What about the "new kid on the block" - Jet Airways to YYZ??
I am not sure about YYZ, but flying into YVR requires that you have canadian visa. I would be careful flying thru Canada into US unless you have a canadian visa.
I am not too keen on getting a train or a car from EWR to Philly, so I would rather choose to fly via Europe to PHL. AF is another option, but the layover is 7 hours or so, hence less interesting than BA and LH, but you might like the idea of stretching your legs, doing some duty-free shopping and spotting at CDG.
Who are you going to be working with? Morgan Lewis? Dechert? Drinker Biddle?
Cha747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 763 posts, RR: 7 Reply 17, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 3102 times:
Hey Nitin,
Congratulations! Philly is a great place with lots of culture and diversity. The few times that I've flown into Philly and had to clear customs, it was actually a quite pleasant experience. The lines moved quickly and the bags are usually on the carousel waiting for you after clearing immigrations. From the exit of the customs hall, there are cabs available for the 10-15 minute ride to center city and there are trains that go from each terminal to center city as well (that's what we call "downtown"). I literally once got off of the plane, headed through immigrations/customs, and was at my house in Center City in 35 minutes. Taking the train from JFK is possible but cumbersome. My cousin has used the train between EWR and PHL and told me that it was, for a single person with no kids, a straightforward and no-nonsense experience.
The BA flights are the best option because there are usually 2 daily LHR-PHL-LHR flights and worst comes to worst, there is a flight from LGW-PHL on US. I've done the AF thing and the worst part about that flight was having to deal with tons of static at CDG because my wife and I didn't have seat assignments until the last minute; we then boarded a relatively empty plane! I've heard that EWR isn't bad to clear customs in but almost everytime I clear customs in JFK, I wish had been somewhere else; that place just stifles me.
DEL-SIN-LAX-PHL may be fun on SQ and then UA/US. I guess the possibilities are endless then because you could also do DEL-HKG-LAX-PHL on CX and then UA/US.
Let us know what you book. BTW, my aunt and uncle just did the BOM-JFK-PHL thing on DL 2 weeks ago and were in Philly by 1040am (or so...the same day) and quite pleased with the experience.
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Deaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1417 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 3073 times:
Thanks guys for all ur suggestions, i will definately keep u updated on what i decide, have already put my travel agent on the tireless job of searching all the optioins for me
Cha747 thank u for ur detailed reply, i really want to try to SQ direct from SIN to EWR, lets see, i have a feeling it will be unnecessarily expensive to fly westwards from DEL..
Can u tell me what the weather will be like next month is philly? Will it be cold? Cold means anything below 20 degrees celcius.... considering its 40 cel here in india right now!
regards
nitin
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Cha747 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 763 posts, RR: 7 Reply 19, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 3047 times:
September is usually very calm and pleasant. Expect daytime highs in the 80's and lows in the 60's for the first half and towards the latter half, expect highs anywhere from the upper 60's-low 80's with lows from the lower 50's to 60's. Check out my favoite news site for an "accuweather" report before you head over:
Adriaticflight From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2004, 493 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 3038 times:
I don't know about your passport status but Indian citizens need transit visas for the UK..and maybe for Schengen area too (i don't know how it is when you transit non-schengen to non-schengen). Have a great trip, and all the best with the internship!!
Deaphen From India, joined Jul 2005, 1417 posts, RR: 1 Reply 22, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 3022 times:
Quoting Adriaticflight (Reply 20): I don't know about your passport status but Indian citizens need transit visas for the UK..and maybe for Schengen area too (i don't know how it is when you transit non-schengen to non-schengen). Have a great trip, and all the best with the internship!!
Thanks for the good wishes, visas are not a problem, i have a valid 10 yr US, 5 yr Schengen and a 5 yr UK visa. So transitting is not going to be aproblem.
regards
nitin
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Buck3y3nut From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 864 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (5 years 9 months 1 week 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2941 times:
Quoting FLYACYYZ (Reply 12): What about the "new kid on the block" - Jet Airways to YYZ??
You won't have to fly all the way to YYZ. You can connect in BRU and fly to EWR instead. All on 9W metal. 9W has timings so that you can interconnect b/w the EWR and the YYZ flights... Plus you get to try the BRAND new 777 that 9W just got. From DEL to BRU you would be on a A332 though So that's another option.
If you are feeling adventurous, which I think you are, why not try these options as well???
EK: DEL-DXB-JFK-PHL (B777 again; but they have a great IFE called ICE)
TG: DEL-BKK-JFK-PHL (A340-500 again and leg room about 36" in Y)
NW/KL: DEL-AMS-DTW-PHL (probably a B747 on KL from DEL-AMS; then the new A333 to DTW; you could also connect to PHL via JFK/EWR or even ORD )
Of course, you have already been suggested VS and BA; although I wouldn't be against them, the thought of transiting through LHR is uncomfortable
Hope this isn't too late
Let us know what you eventually picked...
25 Deaphen: Hey guys: Thanks for all of yoru suggestions, i booked my tickets on EY yesterday, DEL-AUH-JFK, i am yet to decide how i want to get from JFK to PHL.
26 SR 103: I had tried with Etihad to get this done, but it was not possible as Philly comes to be quite a bit of a distance more. Delta does fly a Dash-8 to PH
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