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Use the information below to check on departure dates and see when students are due to arrive home.
2022 3-Week Trips
England/Scotland
Campus departure date
5/16/2022 (Monday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
1:00 PM ESDT
**Bus will leave circle drive
1:30 PM ESDT
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
5:30 PM CSDT
*Scheduled airport departure time
9:05 PM CSDT
Airport terminal
Chicago ORD Terminal 1
Flight number
United 938
Airline toll free number
1 (800) 864-8331
*Return arrival date and time
6/5/2022, 4:36 PM CSDT (Sunday)
Airport Terminal
Chicago ORD Terminal 1
Return flight number
United 37, United 1612
ETA in Spring Arbor
11:30 PM-12:00 AM ESDT
France
Campus departure date
5/30/2022 (Monday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
3:15 PM
**Bus will leave circle drive
3:45 PM
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
5:00 PM
*Scheduled airport departure time
9:10 PM
Airport terminal
DTW McNamara Terminal
Flight number
AF 377
Airline toll free number
1 (800) 237-2747
*Return arrival date and time
6/20/2022, 6:30 PM (Monday)
Airport Terminal
DTW McNamara International Arrivals
Return flight number
AF 378
ETA in Spring Arbor
9:00 PM
Guatemala
Campus departure date
5/15/2022 (Sunday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
3:00 PM
**Bus will leave circle drive
3:30 PM
Group will arrive at hotel
5:00 PM
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
5/16/2022, 4:00 AM (Monday)
*Scheduled airport departure time
6:00 AM
Airport terminal
DTW McNamara Terminal
Flight number
Delta 340, 1830
Airline toll free number
1 (800) 221-1212
*Return arrival date and time
6/4/2022, 12:46 AM (Saturday)
Airport Terminal
DTW McNamara International Arrivals
Return flight number
Delta 1831, 486
ETA in Spring Arbor
6/4/2022, 2:45 AM (Saturday)
Greece – Hoffman Group
Campus departure date
5/18/2022 (Wednesday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
11:30 AM
**Bus will leave circle drive
12:00 PM
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
2:00 PM
*Scheduled airport departure time
6:30 PM
Airport terminal
DTW McNamara Terminal
Flight number
Delta 134, KL 1575
Airline toll free number
1 (800) 221-1212
*Return arrival date and time
6/9/2022, 9:38 PM (Thursday)
Airport Terminal
DTW McNamara Domestic Arrivals
Return flight number
Delta 203, Delta 4654
ETA in Spring Arbor
6/9/2022, 12:00 PM (Thursday)
Greece – Holsinger-Friesen Group
Campus departure date
5/18/2022 (Wednesday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
2:30 PM
**Bus will leave circle drive
3:00 PM
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
5:00 PM
*Scheduled airport departure time
8:40 PM
Airport terminal
DTW McNamara Terminal
Flight number
Delta 136, KL 1575
Airline toll free number
1 (800) 221-1212
*Return arrival date and time
6/9/2022, 6:30 PM (Thursday)
Airport Terminal
DTW McNamara Terminal
Return flight number
AF 1233, AF 378
ETA in Spring Arbor
6/9/2022, 9:00 PM (Thursday)
Chicago
Campus departure date
6/22/22 (Wednesday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
10:30 AM
**Bus will leave circle drive
11:00 AM
ETA in Spring Arbor
2:00 PM 7/10/22 (Sunday)
2023 3-Week Trips
Costa Rica
Campus departure date
Information is coming soon!
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
**Bus will leave circle drive
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
*Scheduled airport departure time
Airport terminal
Flight number
Airline toll free number
*Return arrival date and time
Airport Terminal
Return flight number
ETA in Spring Arbor
Guatemala
Campus departure date
1/1/23 (Sunday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
3:00 PM
**Bus will leave circle drive
3:30 PM
Group will arrive at hotel
5:00 PM
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
4:00 AM 1/2/23 (Monday)
*Scheduled airport departure time
7:20 AM
Airport terminal
DTW North Terminal
Flight number
AA 2491, 1013
Airline toll free number
800-433-7300
*Return arrival date and time
4:47 PM 1/22/23 (Sunday)
Airport Terminal
DTW North Terminal
Return flight number
AA 410, 2245
ETA in Spring Arbor
6:30 PM 1/22/23 (Sunday)
Florida
Campus departure date
Information is coming soon!
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
**Bus will leave circle drive
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
*Scheduled airport departure time
Airport terminal
Flight number
Airline toll free number
*Return arrival date and time
Airport Terminal
Return flight number
ETA in Spring Arbor
Texas
Campus departure date
12/28/22 (Wednesday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
3:00 PM
**Bus will leave circle drive
3:30 PM
Group will arrive at hotel
5:00 PM
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
5:50 AM 12/29/22 (Thursday)
*Scheduled airport departure time
7:20 AM
Airport terminal
DTW North Terminal
Flight number
AA 2491, 5717
Airline toll free number
800-433-7300
*Return arrival date and time
6:21 PM 1/18/23 (Wednesday)
Airport Terminal
DTW North Terminal
Return flight number
AA 1957, 1355
ETA in Spring Arbor
7:30 PM
Hotel stay is subject to change, the group may leave early on the morning of 12/29/22 instead.
Morocco
Campus departure date
12/30/22 (Friday)
Meet at circle drive to load luggage
3:00 PM
**Bus will leave circle drive
3:30 PM
Group will meet at airport ticket counter
5:00 PM
*Scheduled airport departure time
9:05 PM
Airport terminal
DTW McNamara Terminal
Flight number
AF 377, 1596
Airline toll free number
1 (800) 237-2747
*Return arrival date and time
6:30 PM 1/19/23 (Thursday)
Airport Terminal
DTW McNamara Terminal
Return flight number
AF 1897, 378
ETA in Spring Arbor
8:30 PM
*Departure and arrival times are subject to change. Students should always see Diane Kurtz about booking connecting flights home. Check with the airline directly for up-to-the-minute departure and arrival times.
**The SAU bus will leave from the Student Life Center’s Circle Drive. Students who are riding the SAU bus must reserve a seat well in advance. Please email ccs@arbor.edu to reserve a seat. Students who are not riding the SAU bus to the airport must meet at the appointed time at the airline check-in area to check in as a group. These students must provide contact information to the CCS office, including phone number (or cell) where the student can be reached 24 hours before and up to the scheduled time to meet at the airline’s ticket counter.
Frequent flyer miles: Students may apply for frequent flyer miles when traveling on CCS programs. However, whether miles are actually accrued while traveling on CCS programs is at the discretion of the airline as some ticket classifications do not earn mileage.
Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance can be purchased at additional cost. Two providers of such protection are: