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Comment by CryptoDad on March 17, 2016 at 12:48pm
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He may know prior, but has no way of informing you until after PIR.
Best bet, he will leave RTC in the very early hours of Saturday for the airport (probably O'Hare but Midway is a possibility) and be on the earliest flight they can book him on.
You want to maximize your time with him? Be at the airport when his bus arrives. When he checks in at the ticket counter, be with him and ask for a pass for getting through TSA. Be sure everyone in you party has ID.
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Comment by Mrents on March 17, 2016 at 12:58pm
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I was afraid that was the reply I was going to get. Lol Thank-you for the info though. So really no "planning" until I see him the day of PIR. Just getting way ahead of myself & anxious.
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Forewarned is forearmed.
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Comment by colleenb on March 18, 2016 at 5:40am
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I thought I had read that the graduates get Friday after PIR and Saturday, then fly out on Sunday. We're coming in from overseas and would love to get more than a couple of hours :(
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Sunday flights are a real rarity, i.e. very large graduating classes, holiday weekends when there aren't enough available seats. Never anything to count on. Sorry.
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sigh
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Comment by NalaLucy01 on March 24, 2016 at 2:50pm
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We didn't know til graduation day and he left out of Midway...we left out of O'hare so needless to say we spend the entire day at 2 different airports. He did leave at 0:30 and was at Midway from then until his plane left at 15:00! Long day for Sailors too. It was nice to be able to be with him on that Saturday for the majority of the day until we had to leave for O'hare.
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Good to know NalaLucy01. Where was he going to?
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He went to San Antonio via Atlanta....yes he left Midway flew to Atlanta had a layover there then flew into San Antonio was at an airport for almost 24hrs! Crazy but as CryptoDad said they put them on whatever flight they can get them on....
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