I am going to suggest something...Continental's largest hub ear Philly is Newark. LOTS of non stops into Newark. From Newark is an easy ride down the NJ Turnpike to the Dream Park. When looking for flights, don't overlook Newark. In Newark you pick the dogs up right in terminal "C", separate office, free parking, so just go get your rental car and get the dog, unlike Philly, where you have to get your rental car and go to Cargo City, and BTW Philly's Cargo City is NOT a 24 hour facility. I would MUCH rather take a non-stop to Newark and go directly to the national rather than worry about connecting flights. For what it's worth... Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 3/11/2013 3:57:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Continental is about the only 'reasonable' airline left IMO for 'ACROSS THE COUNTRY' flying with a dog. With Continental you almost always have to have a connecting flight in Houston and therein lies the biggest problem. They are getting better and better at it...but bottom line...BOTH flights on the connection have to have an aircraft big enough to accommodate the 500 or 700 crate. You might as well figure on a 700 for a big male. They will not fly the dog as excess baggage if you travel with it..so the cost does not change. Adds up when you figure you pay that cost Sue mentioned BOTH WAYS and then there is your own flight expense. Many of us can afford to go...but cannot afford to take a dog when it is on either Coast and we are on the opposite Coast. YET...this is supposed to be the biggest dog show of the year for our Breed!! <G> All this is why I think the Parent Club should be "OBLIGATED" to finding sites that are easier to get to for...ALL OF US ACROSS THE COUNTRY EVERY YEAR!! Not just easy for the East Coast one year...and Easy for the West Coast another year. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd On Behalf Of Sue Lapinski Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 11:33 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] National Check out Continental's "Pet safe" program. We flew a male (in a 700) from California to Newark,NJ. The cost was about 450.00 (one way). Have used them before and have always had a good experience. Sue Lapinski ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================