Hi Everyone,
This is the first time I’ve been a part of making international flight arrangements for a group, and let me just say I’m finding it to be rather complicated and challenging. Maryanne Williams has been doing a lot of work with me on this. I couldn’t have gotten this far with out her. But here’s the situation…
The airlines that have flights that would work for us are not willing to hold seats for us with a deposit. That means we have no other choice but to pay up front the entire cost of the plane tickets.
Prices and availability seems to change every day. Last week it seemed like our only options were $2500 tickets or to leave a day earlier from Orlando. Right now we think we can get flights with Delta/KLM for about $2,200. Because prices and availability are changing and unpredictable, I think we need to jump on this flight now.
Maryanne believes she can hold tickets for 72 hours. She is trying to do that today. If she is successful, that means each of you has until Monday to make a decision as to whether to buy seats on these flights. If you choose to wait, there’s no way to know what the availability and prices will be like later.
Additionally, this means I’ll need for you to get me your completed application by Sunday so I have time to review it. You can hand it to me at church or drop it off at my house. You can scan it and email it to me, or you can type your answers into an email. I’m also working with Chris Cox to make available a version of the form that can be filled out online. If/when that’s ready I’ll send you another email. You can download the current application here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYYb4pEGZ6OlZGRjNjM3dndfMzhkczN0YnFmeA&hl=en_GB
I apologize for the last minute nature of this message, but sometimes you have to make quick decisions when opportunities present themselves.
If you have any questions, you’re welcome to call or email me.
Paul Steinbrueck
727-712-3329 (home)
727-492-6220 (cell)
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