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Gophers football fans planning to hop on a charter flight to San Diego for the Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl might be out of luck.
The university’s alumni association cancelled its charter flight only hours after it first advertising the travel package while a third-party charter sold out within 24 hours. A waiting list has been started by Creative Charter for a second plane and seats won’t be officially booked until the aircraft is 90 percent full. Otherwise, fans will have to fly commercially.
The alumni association said it cancelled its flight after receiving feedback from alums and fans about their travel plans. The charter offered a two-night trip, arriving Dec. 26 and departing Dec. 28, with hotel and transportation accommodations for $1,829. Fans expressed more flexibility for travel dates because of the destination and timing around the holidays, leading the alumni association to drop its charter package and instead off their travel services to help fans find a commercial flight that best suits their needs.
“We are seeing interest. It’s just a matter of how they want to get there,” said Lisa Lewis, the alumni association president and CEO. “We did end up making a quick decision to move some people from a potential charter flight to commercial flights because we wanted to make sure they got the best price and were able to get there.
“[Fans] are getting an equivalent experience, but rather on charter planes, they’ll be on commercial planes. ... Our goal is to get as many fans as possible out to San Diego as possible and we’re really listening to our alumni and fans and trying to adapt quickly to accommodate that. ... San Diego is a really attractive destination and I think people will go and people will stay [to vacation]."
http://www.startribune.com/u-alumni...d-for-holiday-bowl-travel-packages/405076706/
Go Gophers!!
Gophers football fans planning to hop on a charter flight to San Diego for the Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl might be out of luck.
The university’s alumni association cancelled its charter flight only hours after it first advertising the travel package while a third-party charter sold out within 24 hours. A waiting list has been started by Creative Charter for a second plane and seats won’t be officially booked until the aircraft is 90 percent full. Otherwise, fans will have to fly commercially.
The alumni association said it cancelled its flight after receiving feedback from alums and fans about their travel plans. The charter offered a two-night trip, arriving Dec. 26 and departing Dec. 28, with hotel and transportation accommodations for $1,829. Fans expressed more flexibility for travel dates because of the destination and timing around the holidays, leading the alumni association to drop its charter package and instead off their travel services to help fans find a commercial flight that best suits their needs.
“We are seeing interest. It’s just a matter of how they want to get there,” said Lisa Lewis, the alumni association president and CEO. “We did end up making a quick decision to move some people from a potential charter flight to commercial flights because we wanted to make sure they got the best price and were able to get there.
“[Fans] are getting an equivalent experience, but rather on charter planes, they’ll be on commercial planes. ... Our goal is to get as many fans as possible out to San Diego as possible and we’re really listening to our alumni and fans and trying to adapt quickly to accommodate that. ... San Diego is a really attractive destination and I think people will go and people will stay [to vacation]."
http://www.startribune.com/u-alumni...d-for-holiday-bowl-travel-packages/405076706/
Go Gophers!!
