Re: Orlando meeting?

["Henk Uijterwaal (RIPE-NCC)" <henk at ripe.net>]

On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Dave Crocker wrote:

> At 11:47 AM 2/16/98 -0600, Pete Resnick wrote:
> >people might actually want to go. :-) More seriously, though, Orlando in
> >December seems like a vacation spot that will attract a bunch more people
> 
> Further, does Orlando qualify as having intercontinental international air
> connectivity?  That is, can one get from Asia, Australia, Europe or Africa
> to Orlando on a non-stop flight?  Making 1500-2000 people fly an extra leg
> to a secondary airport costs a heck of a lot of money and time.

I had a quick look in Galileo and, yes, there are direct flights from
Europe to Orlando.  In fact, there are all kinds of charter flight going
there for tourists who want to spent the winter in a better climate.  If
you know well in advance that you're going to the IETF, you can save a
bundle on travel by taking one of those flights.

Henk

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