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Old 12th Feb 2013, 18:58
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Takeoff53
 
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Switzerland > Orlando

Need to go to Orlando for a little business and some training at Simcom but - how comes? - exactly at the same time the Sun'nFun will take place.

Travel time is important to me and the least amount of stops which means one and, if possible, US-immigration at the end of the trip. There are no direct flights to MCO from Switzerland anyway. I will avoid JFK at all and not going way around via ORD or ATL, even when it would be a lot cheaper.

Searching the web I found

1) BA: BSL >LHR, transfer to LGW > MCO
+ I might try for the first time ECO PLUS and save the (my) company some money, I hope I will survive superior cattle class?
- expensive business class
- Change of airport which extends travel time and even with a business class ticket the transfer is not included (did I got that correctly?????)
- no miles for my Star Alliance account

2) LH: BSL >FRA > MCO
+ shortest travel time
+ miles
- very expensive business class
- to be honest, I’m not a fan of LH

3) US: ZRH >PHL > MCO
+ excellent price for business class
+ miles
+ only a little more travel time compared to LH
+ transfer time PHL only 2:15 (given by the airline!)
- US airways has not the best reputation and PHL airport regarding delays

Considering all details, would you take option 3), do you have a valuable input regarding the carrier and /or the transfer airport or do you have another version to travel? Thanks fo any suggestion.
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