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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hahahahahaha. I love the people on here who are complaining about driving to their Inlaws and would rather take a plane. Flying out to the west coast is Horrible. Direct flights out of national are few and mostly red-eye. You're usually stuck connecting via JFK or Newark. Even worse, you might connect via Chicago. The last two times we flew out to see my husband's west coast family our flights were cancelled. United Airlines in particular were the worst. They tried to fly us to Newark (by NYC in New Jersey) and get us to drive 5 hours in a one way rental car at 4am on our own dime. No I would not recommend flying to the West Coast, especially in the winter under any circumstances. Plus OP's parents are rich- and they onlY pay for two tickets, not four.

I think you should give up on your idea of spending quality time with your parents. Boomer grandparents are the most selfish grandparents in recent history. They will focus on their needs always. [/quote]

You know there are direct flights from Dulles, right?  And BWI FWIW.[/quote]

I apologize- I always forget that most of the people who post here live in the far-flung suburbs.

For those of us who live in DC, let me tell you that driving for an hour (the time it takes for Bwi or Dulles) after an exhausting cross-country flight with two exhausted children is way, way worse than the root canal I had later in the week.  You people disgust me. [/quote]

I am the PP you are responding to.  I also live in DC ...  And fly to the West Coast with my two young children regularly.  I will absolutely grant you that it is not fun but you are seriously overstating the burden flying out of Dulles over Reagan presents.[/quote]

There are more direct flights out of Reagan to LA (not sure about SF) than there used to be.  AA and Alaska both fly direct.  But as others have said, get a grip about going to Dulles.  I live in DC and do it with my two children (by myself; DH almost never comes) on a regular basis.  Kids are now 11 and 8, and I've been making this trip several times a years since they were infants.  It is far better to drive to Dulles for a non-stop flight than to take a connecting flight.  I avoid connecting flights whenever I can.  [/quote]

I am glad that it works out for you and your 11 and 8 year old. Dulles is a nightmare with a baby and a 2 year old, multiple car seats, suitcases, and a stroller. It's physically a huge airport and takes a long time to get around. It depends on the length of  the layover but I'd prefer a short layover than Dulles. [/quote]

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