Florence to Orly flight May 1st

Old Sep 4th, 2012, 12:11 PM
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Florence to Orly flight May 1st

Hi again. Haven't been on the boards for a while and now I'm on my third thread! Thanks in advance, everyone.

I'm helping my in-laws with a trip Rome-Florence-Paris. It's actually through Costco, if you can believe it. While the hotels are pretty good, the transportation between Florence and Paris is a 9 hour train, so I suggested they take a Vueling flight instead, direct, for under $100.

Anyway, my quick question is, if they have the option of flying May 1st, Labor Day, or the day before, is there any disadvantage to May 1st, as it is a big holiday. Strikes, stuff like that? I've already asked about what's open in Paris on another thread.

Just trying to get all the data to make an informed decision. Thanks!
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Old Sep 4th, 2012, 12:44 PM
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Paris holiday - see calendar.

http://www.investmentu.com/euronext-...-schedule.html

Holiday information.

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/france/labor-day

Banks will be closed that day.
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Old Sep 5th, 2012, 04:40 AM
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Unless you are traveling with them to assist every step of the way, I would be hesitant to suggest modifying their pre-packaged itinerary.

9 hours ride in western European trains cannot be too bad. I rode 10 hours train from Chur (Switzerland) to Arles (southern France) with three train changes. The comfort of the first-class train car as well as the changing scenery from outside the windows made the journey very enjoyable.
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Old Sep 5th, 2012, 09:31 AM
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May 1 is Labor Day - so you wouldn't have strikes - just not working because of the holiday. (Unlike the US, Europe still has the remains of a labor movement.)
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Are you sure that Vueling flight will still be in operation next year?

I assume they will have the train tickets for back up in case it isn't. If they don't mind the risk, why not?
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Old Sep 8th, 2012, 06:26 AM
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Thanks for your advice and many good points. They'll get the train tickets as part of the itinerary (it's not a guided, but a packaged on-you-own tour). I'll tell them to ask the Costco agent for advice as well, and to keep the tickets as a back-up. And of course Vueling can change, it's still 6 months off, will keep an eye on it.
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