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A little glimpse of heaven over Wichita

Which way to Wichita

I flew to Wichita today to visit with my mother. 

How odd it is to fly to Wichita by way of Chicago.  It seems out of whack, heading northeast when you end up southwest.  But, that's the state of air travel for those of us in St. Louis.

Good for Southwest

While American Airlines has begun eliminating flights from St. Louis, Southwest has begun taking up the slack for which many local travelers will be grateful.

Beginning in May SW will offer two daily non-stop flights between Nashville and Los Angeles and on daily non-stop flight to/from San Diego, Raleigh/Durham, New Orleans, and Seattle with another to Minneapolis/St. Paul on the way.

Air fares rising by the week

The price of a plane ticket is actually soaring.  Airlines are dropping flights which eliminates the number of available seats.  Supply and demand.  The more competition for a seat the higher the price becomes.

Packed planes, oversold flights, waiting lists, missed connections.  Wonderful.

The skies aren't so friendly anymore.

Downtown Emporia 2009

My mother and I went downtown this morning.  I've posted photos of Emporia previously, but this time I found a few more fun images.

The back side of one of the main street stores has this flag painted on it.

   

I especially liked the front of this bar, named The Noose.  "Drop in...Hang Out"  "A New Sort of Hang Out!"

A sculpture in front of the Emporia Library