Bjorn Vang Jensen wrote:

> There are direct flights from Singapore to Phuket. I would
> guess that its a shorter flight than Chattanooga-Cozumel :-)

That would most likely be via Atlanta and a plane change.  Which is why
most of us around ATL (whether me here or Feeesh in his former South
Carolina abode) usually plan on land travel to ATL and going from
there.  Otherwise you can just about double the airfare (go figure).

Right now there are a couple of shuttle services to ATL airport from
here (vans).  You can get round trip about $50 which can pay for itself
in parking lot savings.  But there are serious talks underway
for a big Mag-Lev train from here to there, turning a 2-hour drive
into considerably less.  It may never happen, and if it does it's years
away, but would be way cool.

What we need is a cheap connector to Houston or DFW, and from there
catch those cheap-ish Continental non-stops to Cozumel proper without
doing the Cancun->Cozumel puddle jumper in between.

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>